Preah Pithu in the north eastern corner of the ancient city of Angkor Thom is a group of five temples. The grounds was quiet with little tourists, it was fun exploring the area.
The next day we decided to explore the surrounds of Angkor Thom, the ancient capital city with Bayon in the centre which we had previously explored. We started by cycling to the north-west quadrant which had a large clump of temples and terraces.
The first temple we viewed was Baphuon, quite a unique temple made from sandstone blocks that resembled bricks. A seventy meter sandstone unfinished Buddha is located on one side, which though extremely large, we found quite difficult to make out.
A quaint little temple in the middle of lush jungle, it made for nice photos as we climbed the three tiers to the top.
A three-hundred meter long terrace of elephants that runs in a north-south direction along the centre of Angkor Thom
A terrace of carved sculptures, named due to the moss growing on the sculptures resembling a person with leprosy.
A small temple with not many visitors, this allowed us to set-up the tripod for a few photos.
Everywhere in Siem Reap you will find tanks full of Doctor Fish, the fish that nibbles at the dead skin on your feat.
Naturally, we had to give it a go, costing us about $3 for 15 minutes. The feeling, extremely ticklish, but not painful. We gathered quite a few spectators due to the large quantity of fish attracted to my feet.
Phnom Bakheng a Hindu temple is situated on a hill offering view of the entire Angkor complex. Angkor Wat can just be seen in the distance.
Extremely popular during sunset, we didn’t see what the fuss was all about.
