Cambodia 2016

First Visit to Angkor Wat, June 29, 2016

First tour, in late morning light, with a little rain in the afternoon

First views of Angkor Wat	First views of Angkor Wat	Moat retaining wall	Unrestored causeway
Reused stones	Young monks		Entry tower
Missing statue	Entry tower	Entry tower	Eroded carving
Hindu god Vishnu	Hindu god Vishnu	Hindu goddess	Bas relief
Asparas - celestial nymphs	Gallery	Gallery	Looking back to the entrance
Angkor Wat across the left basin	Angkor Wat across the left basin	Tourists	Roger drawing a crowd
Roger's reflections...	Barb's view...	Eroded sandstone	Library interior
The south library across the causeway	Door frame	False door	Angkor Wat
Carved details	Library	Library	Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat	Looking back along the causeway	Getting closer...	Looking back toward the entrance
Loooking back...	Carving detail	Aspara	Window frame
Ceiling	Gallery of bas reliefs	Gallery of bas reliefs	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene
Carved column	Lintel	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene
Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Carved column	Gallery of bas reliefs - probable general basedon the number of umbrellas
Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Brief shower	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Corner tower
Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Gallery of bas reliefs - Battle scene	Gallery of bas reliefs - Judgement Day	Gallery of bas reliefs - Judgement Day
Gallery of bas reliefs - Judgement Day	Gallery of bas reliefs	Ceiling	Monkey
Corner	Aspara	Gallery of bas reliefs - Churning the Ocean of Milk	Gallery of bas reliefs - Churning the Ocean of Milk
Gallery of bas reliefs - Churning the Ocean of Milk	Gallery of bas reliefs - Churning the Ocean of Milk	Gallery of bas reliefs - Churning the Ocean of Milk	Gallery of bas reliefs
Gallery of bas reliefs	Corner tower	Window	Stupa
Second tier wall	Between the first and second tiers	Between the first and second tiers	Stairs to the next tier
Aspara	Carved frontpiece	Carving detail	Third tier
Carving detail	Central Sanctuary	Buddha statues on one side	View from the top
View of second tier	View of second tier	Central Sanctuary	View of second tier
Central Sanctuary	In the top gallery	Central Sanctuary	Detail
Buddhes in second niche	View toward the entrance	In the gallery	Gallery
Window parts	Buddha in third niche	Inscribed column	Central Sanctuary
View of second tier	Central Sanctuary	Gallery window	Broken parts
Buddhas in the 4th niche	View from the top	Aspara	Central sanctuary
Central sanctuary	Top tier	Top tier	Purification bath area
Purification bath area	Purification bath area	Top tier	Asparas
Library	Paving stones	Gallery of 1000 Buddhas	Worshipper
Top tier	Gallery of 1000 Buddhas	Getting blessing	Young monk and friends...
Waiting for the rain...	Rain	And it gets harder...	Still raining...
Hum, this place leaks...	Has it quit yet?	Flash flooding	Flash flooding

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