Templed out? Not quite...

John, Emma, Teej and I shared the back of a two-man tuk-tuk, driven by the lovely Pee, for three days as we visited the glorious temples at Angkor. Angkor was the capital of Cambodia's ancient Khmer empire and some remain as stunning as they were ten thousand years ago.

Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious building, and the most breathtaking monument that we saw at Angkor; the Bayon is home to 216 giant faces that stare down on you; little Banteay Srei, dedicated to Shiva, has some of the most intricate carvings in the world. In total we visited more than 15 sites and only once, at midday on day two having risen for sunrise, did we feel like we couldn't take any more. The area is vast and there are just too many temples to see in three days, but we had a pretty good shot at it!

It was one of those experiences that can hardly be expressed on here - so I'll stop there. I'm sure it's easier to get templed out looking at photos than it is seeing them for real - so out of maybe 1.5Gb of photos between us (over 1000) I'll pick just a few...

Angkor Wat at dawn

Sunrise over Angkor Wat and its moat

Just to prove we were there

Jungle-clad Ta Promh (of Tomb Raider fame)

One of the Bayon's faces

Monks at the Bayon

Reliefs at the Terrace of the Lepar-King

One of many photos of doorways!

Entrance to Ta Som

Engravings at Banteay Srei

Three crazy fools