Angkor Wat, Shin Deep Mud and the Killing Fields of Cambodia – Photos and Videos

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Carrie and I at Angkor Wat The village on stilts next to the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap A house on stilts outside the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Carrie makes her way through the mud on the path to the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap In addition to normal gas stations, side of the road ones like this are also common in Cambodia and all over the third world High fives with the local kids in a village outside the flooded forest The countryside on the way to the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) The road we had to walk through for a mile to get to our boat to head to the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap The 8 year old pilot of the boat tour through the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) The village of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Baby bath time at the stilted village of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) A rusting steering wheel at the village of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Coming down the river at the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Having a smoke on a boat in the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Trees half submerged by the water in the fooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) Local woman at the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Buddhist celebration in the streets of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Handing out the notebooks to the schoolkids of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Banging a drum to celebrate the isolation of Buddhist monks in Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap In the middle of a monsoon this poor woman had to leave a hospital on the back of a motorcycle while holding an IV in Kratie Cute kids in Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) The roof of a monastery in Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap The inside of the monastery in Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap where Buddhist monks are about to enter a three month period of isolation and silence 2 The view from the path to the flooded forest of Kompong Pluk in Siem Reap Giant bales of hay ready for use are seen all over the landscape of Cambodia Chicken amok - the national dish. which is really just a curry with egg in it In many convenience stores in Siem Reap the counter contains a row of condoms right next to a row of Viagra and other performance enhancing drugs The inner area of Angkor Wat Angkor Wat In Angkor Wat Banteay Kdei_04 A flute seller at Banteay Kdei Scarve seller at Banteay Kdei in Angkor - Black and White Me in a doorway of Banteay Kdei Little kids make the best postcard sellers, such as this cute one that got a dollar from us at Banteay Kdei Preak Neak Pean temple (taken by Carrie) Preah Khan_08 Many heads were defaced over the years, like this one at Preah Khan Preah Khan_31 Outside Preah Khan_1 Phnom Bakheng Sunset_31 Phnom Bakheng, Angkor, Rainbow Traditional Cambodian dance - Bopha Loukey Traditional Cambodia music and instruments Signs like this are all over Cambodia to let people know that the area is free of landmines and safe again That little speck is me after climbimg Baksei Chamkrong While some statue reproductions look just like the originals, others, like this one at the South Gate of Angkor Thom, are just absurd Amazing carvings at Bayon Bayon_14 Working on art to sell at Bayon, Angkor Thom Carrie at the Bayon, Angkor Thom Bayon_32 Instructional sign of how to use a toilet...remember, no squatting on the seat Carrie climbing the super steep Phimeanakas in Angkor Terace of Elephants_3 At the Prasat Suor Prat, Angkor Thom Terrace of the Leper King (taken by Carrie) Terrace of the Leper King_09 A monk blesses a couple at Preah Palilay, Angkor Thom Carrie at Thommanon after we had a shot of rice wiskey with local workers Thommanon_3 A monk woman at Chau Say Tevoda, Angkor Ta Keo_03 Ta Keo_04 Bayon - Buddhist temple just outside with monks chanting and praying at sunset_09 Angkor Wat Sunrise_018 Angkor Wat Sunrise_074 Angkor Wat sunrise Angkor Wat Sunrise_091 Monks walking to Angkor Wat just after sunrise for their morning prayers A monk walking to Angkor Wat just after sunrise for early morning praying Ta Prohm_01 Ta Prohm doorway - this was one of the filming locations of Tomb Raider (taken by Carrie) A collection of deactivated landmines at the Landmine Museum outside Siem Reap (taken by Carrie) Signs like these are all over Cabodia warning people of the dangers of unremoved minefields A landmine at the Landmine Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia We no longer need weapons sign...signs like this promoting an end to violence are all over the country Bantea Srei_10 Statues for sale in the Siem Reap Countryside Rice workers outside Siem Reap, Cambodia Um...why is all that piping needed Child sex tourism is a big problem in Cambodia and there are signs all over warning of severe punishment if caught Giving blood for the first time in Siem Reap Traditional Cambodian dance costumes Fried tarantulas for sale Sorting the live tarantulas before they are fried up to become food On the back of a motorcycle taxi trying to make a bus leaving in 10 minutes on the other side of Phnom Penh Cambodian tourist sites are filled with kids selling books, such as these that found us on a patio by our hotel in Phnom Penh (taken by Carrie) Phnom Penh sunset (taken by Carrie) Ice is delivered in carts and cut with a saw before being taken into bars and restuarants for use The Royal recieving hall at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Birds fly in front of one of the beautiful buildings in at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Carrie and I at the Grand Palace in Phnom Penh Traditional Cambodian garb at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh (taken by Carrie) The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh with a French-built iron building in the foreground. Which one of these is not like the other A gate inside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh A courtyard inside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Lotus flower at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh (taken by Carrie) Skulls of the dead found at the Chokung Ek Killing Fields in Phnom Penh Showing the sheer magnitude of the genocide, this entire room was filled from bottom to top with the skulls of the dead found at the Chokung Ek Killing Fields in Phnom Penh One of the mass graves where hundreds of skeletal remains were found at the Chokung Ek Killing Fields in Phnom Penh Bones and clothes of children killed by being smacked against this tree at the Chokung Ek Killing Fields in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh backstreets Behind the sprawling city of Phnom Penh are fields such as this one A bed that prisoners had to sleep on while shakled at the S-21 Detention Center in Phnom Penh A prisoner's cell at the S-21 Detention Center in Phnom Penh Barbed wire was put on the outside of cell blocks to prevent prisoners from killing themselves at the S-21 Detention Center in Phnom Penh Our teeny room at our hotel in Phnom Penh with a shared bath. It was so hot we could barely exist, even with the fan...but it only cost $3 The shared shower at our guesthouse in Phnom Penh Transporting wood in Cambodia by bike A Cambodian tuk tuk

Angkor Wat_2 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_03 (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_05 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_06 (taken by Carrie) The inner area of Angkor Wat Angkor Wat Silhouette Sunburst Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_07 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_08 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_09 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_10 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_11 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_12 (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_13 Angkor Wat from the second level Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_14 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_15 (taken by Carrie) Workers doing all sorts of gardening at Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_16 (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat_1 Workers doing all sorts of gardening at Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_17 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_18 Pony rides outside the library at Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_19 (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat reflection at midday Prasat Kravan_1 Prasat Kravan carvings (taken by Carrie) Prasat Kravan_9 Banteay Kdei_04 Banteay Kdei carvings Banteay Kdei_31 Banteay Kdei_32 Banteay Kdei_43 Me in a doorway of Banteay Kdei (taken by Carrie) Banteay Kdei_57 Banteay Kdei_74 Sra Srang Preak Neak Pean_06 Preak Neak Pean temple (taken by Carrie) Preak Neak Pean_12 Preah Khan_04 Preah Khan_08 Preah Khan_10 Preah Khan_12 Many heads were defaced over the years, like this one at Preah Khan Preah Khan_15 Preah Khan_17 Preah Khan_19 (taken by Carrie) Preah Khan_23 Preah Khan_25 Preah Khan_31 Preah Khan_37 Local food stalls like this are all over Angkor and food is always haggled for North Gate of Angkor Thom _1 North Gate of Angkor Thom _3 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_20 Phnom Bakheng Sunset_06 Phnom Bakheng Sunset_09 Phnom Bakheng Sunset_12 Phnom Bakheng Sunset_14 Phnom Bakheng Sunset (taken by Carrie) Phnom Bakheng Sunset_31 Phnom Bakheng Rainbow Welcome to Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia Baksei Chamkrong_5 South Gate of Angkor Thom_4 While some statue reproductions look just like the originals, others, like this one at the South Gate of Angkor Thom, are just absurd Bayon_01 Bayon carvings_4 Amazing carvings at Bayon Bayon carvings_2 Bayon_14 Bayon_17 Bayon carvings_1 (taken by Carrie) Bayon carvings_3 Bayon_23 Guys taking a nap in the shade of Bayon (taken by Carrie) Bayon_30 Bayon_32 Bayon_33 (taken by Carrie) Bayon_35 Bayon_36 Bayon_39 Bayon_45 Baphuon_1 Baphuon_4 Offerings at Phimeanakas (taken by Carrie) Phimeanakas_4 Phimeanakas_6 (taken by Carrie) Terace of Elephants_3 Terace of Elephants_1 Prasat Suor Prat - laterite towers_03 Prasat Suor Prat - laterite towers_09 Prasat Suor Prat - laterite towers_11 Preah Pithu_1 Preah Pithu_4 Preah Pithu_5 Terrace of the Leper King_03 Terrace of the Leper King_04 Terrace of the Leper King_06 (taken by Carrie) Terrace of the Leper King_09 Preah Palilay_02 Spider at Preah Palilay (taken by Carrie) Preah Palilay_21 Praying mantis at Preah Palilay_2 (taken by Carrie) Preah Palilay_24 Prasat Suor Prat - laterite towers_12 Thommanon_3 Chau Say Tevoda_7 Ta Keo_02 Ta Keo_03 Ta Keo_04 Ta Keo_05 Bayon just before sunset_2 Angkor Wat Sunrise_030 The scene at an Angkor Wat Sunrise (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat Sunrise_038 Angkor Wat Sunrise_010 Angkor Wat Sunrise (taken by Carrie) Angkor Wat Sunrise_018 Angkor Wat Sunrise_074 Angkor Wat sunrise Angkor Wat Sunrise_091 Moon above Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_22 Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_23 Tuk tuk outside Angkor Wat, the ancient temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia_24 A tree over an ancient dam on the side of the road in Angkor Water wheel in Angkor (taken by Carrie) Ta Prohm walkway black and white Ta Prohm_01 Ta Prohm walkway with bike black and white Ta Prohm_07 (taken by Carrie) Ta Prohm_14 Ta Prohm_21 (taken by Carrie) Ta Prohm_26 Ta Prohm_29 Pre Rup_2 Bantea Samre_02 Bantea Samre_05 Bantea Samre_07 Bantea Srei carvings_5 Bantea Srei carvings_2 Bantea Srei carvings_1 Bantea Srei carvings_3 Bantea Srei carvings_4 Bantea Srei_30

Bowl of noodle soup from a side of the road stall with cucumbers, bananna stalk, basil leaves Chicken amok - the national dish. which is really just a curry with egg in it Chicken in coconut lemongrass soup Fried grasshoppers Fried tarantulas for sale Frog for eating. The legs tasted like chicken and the insides were stuffed with spices Lea - clams Live tarantulas waiting to be fried_5 Nomgarchay - fried rice around chives Noodles, pork spring rolls, peanuts and yummy sauce Pro Strug Strao - sweetened cucumbers Tarantulas ready for frying Veggie curry

01. The boat leaving Don Det, Laos 02. A worker ties our bags to the top of the minibus that took us to the Laos Cambodia border 03. If we were entering Laos, this would have been the customs check office we would have stopped at 04. The train car that is used as the immigration office to get an entrance or departure stamp in Laos 05. The Laos departure stamp window 06. Once a Laos exit stamp has been obtained, one must walk this 500 meter stretch of road in neither Laos nor Cambodia 07. Cambodia visa on arrival office 08. The Cambodia passport station had three people working there. One to stamp the passport, one to accept a not-quite-legal fee and one to make sure the first guy stamped it right 09. The health checkpoint had to make sure everyone had an immunization history card but never actually checked it for proper shots 10. The stuffy non-AC bus from the border to a nearby town to figure out where all passengers were actually going

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