I remember walking around and the colors of this sandstone like rock was amazing. It really stuck out. Looking like something between aged copper and mould.It was not mouldy in case your wondering.
Beng Mealea - An early 11c Temple complex. The complex covers around 1 square kilometer.
Its around a 2 hour trip to get there, but its really worth it. The temple is really not been upgraded or maintained like the others. This adds to the atmosphere.
Walking around to the library with the blocks everywhere and the stagnant air makes it feel like a lost world changing only at a snails pace.
Climbing around and inside the ruins you really start to feel like Indiana Jones.
I eagerly went into every black tunnel and opening and came out the other side twice as fast.
You never know when a block may fall crushing anyone around, or get bitten by a snake or spider, etc etc....remembering your in a country with a poor health care system.
LOVED the experience!
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Beng Mealea is very cool. I'm guessing there are probably many more ruins lost to the jungle just waiting to be discovered. Did they tell you the tiger story?
I didn't hear much of the stories as I was wandering away getting pictures. Do tell.
Up until the 1990s, a female tiger lived in the temple, in one of the longer corridors. Apparently a couple of people in the nearby area were killed by it.
Fantastic shots. I came via Craig's Five for Friday feature.
I really want to get to Cambodia.
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