2012 Cambodia

P001 South gate, entrance to Ankor Thom, Siem Reap Cambodia
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P002 Getting ready to visit Bayon Temple, the central temple of the ancient city of Angkor Thom.
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P003 Let's take a group picture before we got lost inside the ancient temple...
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P004 The curious smiling image of
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P005 Two of the 216 gigantic faces... plus two smaller faces..
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P006 Show some victory signs for blocking the person right behind me....
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P007 Do you feel some one is looking over your shoulders?... We do...
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P008 Stand up there for a close spiritual communication... Hmm....
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P009 Any resemblance?
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P010 I know this dance move too...
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P011 It must be spectacular back in the 1190s...
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P012 All the stones are huge and heavy... Just imagine the manpower and time needed to construct this temple...
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P013 The official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, Bayon Temple
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P014 Standing in front of the South gate, the best restored and most popular...
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P015 Bayon temple was built at the exact center of the walled city, Angkor Thom, it represents the intersection of heaven and earth. Oh heavenly...
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P016 A picture before departing Angkor Thom...
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P017 The smiling faces did put a smile on my face...
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P018 Let's go to visit the Terrace of the Elephants...
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P019 Or is it a platform for?... Oh no...
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P020 Let me put on my smiley face and visit the Terrace of the Elephants...
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