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By popular demand, the fascinating trees overgrowing the Temples. They are around the temples so watch in every corner. My personal favorite was just by the road outside the Bayon. Yelling at the tuk-tuk driver to stop, got us there at just the right light. He brought us safe around the enormous temple complex, with routes up to 30 Kilometers a day.  There are schools in the complex and people living there, quite a sight.

 

From the top:

Road between the Bayon and Ta Prohm (top), Preah Khan (lower left), Ta Prohm (rest)

 

The second major attraction at the Angkor Temples is the forever at you staring Bayon. The numerous faces spread around this temple give you a special feel. It lacks the scenic silhouette of the Angkor Wat, take a closer look for fascinating detail.

 

Often called the mother of all temples clearly marks the main attraction when visiting the Temples of Angkor. Get there early in the morning, before sunset or climb up the nearby hill, slap a 300mm+ lens on your back (Angkor is 1,3 km away) and this is what you get. Stunning and worth the bumpy ride, either from the Thai boarder or the capital, on dirt roads getting there.

 

Sunrise (top), Hill (mid higher), Detail (mid lower), Sunset (bottom)

 

 

 

 

After 20 days of backpacking, we're back on a totally changed Shanghai. Construction sites have been finished, new stores sprouted and others disappeared, the city is moving. But most of all winter has struck. After being the last three days in Bangkok with 30C the 12C here are quite noticeable.

The trip went as shown below with minor changes. Only took night trains instead of buses and added a stop at the Bolivian Plateau in Laos. In the following there will be pictures and small stories in the usual format. Enjoy.