Siem Reap is famous for one thing, Angkor Wat and the rest of the temples sitting, reclaimed, from the jungle outside the city. There's little that we can say about them that hasn't been said. There's a fantastic history, stretching from the 10th century, and the whole site is mindblowing. Temples vary from "(partially) restored", to "preserved", to "original condition". Almost universally, there are blocks lying around waiting to be fitted back into the original structure, like the world's biggest jigsaw puzzle.
The scope of it all is mind boggling, and rather than try and go through a detailed description we will just post photos here from each of the places we visited over our 3 days in Siem Reap. That came to about 10 temples, only 390 more to go!
Angkor Wat
Banteay Kdei
Baphoun
Bayon
Preah Khan
Preah Palilay and the Royal Palace
Ta Prohm
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