We had BBQ snake, crocodile and ostrich meat! =X Hate to admit, but it's quite nice.
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First stop was Bat Chum. A small temple built in the mid of the 10th century.
Followed by East Mebon.
We took a pic of out parents from the top.
And that's the view of us from the bottom.
Cows in the back.
Then, we went Ta Som.
Check out the ants.
And walked a super long road in the jungle to Neak Pean.
It's supposed to be filled with water (belows a pic I found online), but I guess the water dried up.
Some historians believe that Neak Pean represents Anavatapta, a mythical lake in the Himalayas whose waters are thought to cure all illness. Neak Pean was originally designed for medical purposes, as it is one of the many hospitals that Jayavarman VII built. It is based on the ancient Hindu belief of balance. Four connected pools represent Water, Earth, Fire and Wind. The ancients believed that going into these pools would balance the elements in the bather, thus curing disease. In the middle of the four healing ponds is the central water source. There is a statue of Bahala (Bodhisattva Guan Yin transformed into a horse), as a symbol of drowning prevention.
Fifth place was Preah Khan.
Check out the water buffaloes.
This pic is freaky!
The 3 holes on the top were meant for linga statue. Linga rep the penis, and the long piece in front was the vagina. (I went to wiki to check if I've got the correct spelling, and found out that they have a pic of a vagina there! And the page on penis is even funnier. They have pictures of a erected penis, and a horse penis. Wth! And I read that "After hospital circumcision, the foreskin may be used in biomedical research, consumer skin-care products, skin grafts, or β-interferon-based drugs.")
Anw, back to what I was saying.... people collect water flowing down from the mouth (ie vagina) and drink/bathe or do don't know what. It's to aid fertility.
And Kor cheated me in to taking the side for bad ppl. The good on the left and bad on the right.
Last stop was Phnom Bakheng, where we supposed to catch the sunset. There's 2 routes up - the safe one, and the dangerous one. The dangerous one is closed, prob cause too many ppl roll down and died =X We took the ultra long safe route. About 20 mins through the jungle.
This is the dangerous route. View from up and from the bottom.
Was still bright and early when we reached the top, decided not to wait for the sun. Else, we'll need walk down in the dark! Probably get a nice view since we were able to see the horizon from the top.
They are still reconstructing the ruins.
That's the smallest step!
See how scary is it! The steps are so steep! And high. And small! Mommy's struggling with Daddy's help. And I took her bag for her.
Wah. Tired just from looking at the pics. Went back to the hotel to get Cheryl's laptop and went to Le Tigre papie at old market for dinner.
Snake, crocodile and ostrich meat. Can't rmb which is what. Think the one at the right bottom is snake, right top (red one) is ostrich, and the big chunk on the left is crocodile.
