airscapes 2006
In and around Angkor




 


   The roads around the main temples bustle with traffic


The roads around the main temples bustle with traffic

 


   Angkor Thom gate


Angkor Thom gate

 


   The Moonlight Band, whose members are all victims of Cambodia's terrible land mine legacy.
The gentleman on the right is playing melodies on a leaf.


The Moonlight Band

   Audio Sample

 

   An unusual leaf-shaped red butterfly


An unusual leaf-shaped red butterfly

 


   Another land mine victims band, playing alongside the walkway to Ta Prohm


Another land mine victims band
   Audio Sample

 


   One of many monkeys living near The Bayon. This one almost climbed into our tuk-tuk


One of many monkeys living near the bayon, this one came close to climbing into our tuk-tuk

 


   Angkor is still a living religious site


Angkor is still a living religious site

 


Interior temple gallery

 


Exterior temple gallery

 


   Restoration work is ongoing at several of the major sites


Restoration work

 


Restoration work

 


A stone figures guards a causeway

 


A great tree grows on the remains of an ancient stone bridge

 


   Another Angkor Thom gate


Another Angkor Thom gate

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