Angkor

Everything and nothing comes to mind when I try to think how to describe Angkor and the surrounding sights and places of Siem Reap.

Because it was everything!  And nothing I could say could make you experience the dominating feeling of wonder as you look at it all.

As Lonely Planet Encounter's says:

Angkor has the epic proportions of the Great Wall of China, the detail and intricacy of the Taj Mahal and the symbolism and symmetry of the pyramids, all rolled into one.

And it truly does. 

We got the 3-day pass for Angkor and woke up each morning before the sun to set out and start exploring the "earthly representation of Mt Meru, the Mt Olympus of the Hindu faith and the abode of ancient gods."

We visited:
Angkor Wat (8/16) -

Angkor Thom and Bayon (8/16) -

Ta Prohm (8/17) -

Banteay Kdei and Sra Srang (8/17) -

Eastern Mebron (8/17) -

Ta Som (8/17) -

Preah Neak Poan (8/17) -

Preah Khan (8/17) -

Phnom Bakheng (8/18) -

Sorry this is mostly a picture post, but as I said, everything and nothing comes to mind when I try to explain Angkor so I'm leaving it to the pictures to do the talking.