Ta Prohm and Bayon Temples

Ta Prohm and Bayon Temples

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We're temple hopping once more after getting our morning/afternoon siesta.

 
Our first stop is Ta Prohm Temple also known as the Tomb Raider Temple.
In case you didn't know, Ta Prohm Temple had a cameo in Angelina Jolie's 2001 movie Tomb Raider. The growing trees out of the ruins make it one of the most popular temples in Cambodia.


Reconstruction is in full swing and not sure how true (the rumors are) that they plan to close the archeological park really soon.


There's a guided path for tourists going around the park. Don't worry if in case you get lost, there are a lot of guards roaming around the area.




This is not allowed so be careful not to get caught like these guys did. Haha. Luckily the guards didn't asked for our passports or whatnot.






Let's take another selfie before entering the Bayon Temple.


Bayon's most distinct feature are the towers with massive stone faces.


I think it's also one of the temples that had less reconstruction?


I wonder how long did it take for the Cambodians to carve this piece of stone. It's so intricately beautiful.

Angkor Wat Sunrise

Angkor Wat Sunrise

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Apart from seeing the temples during sunset, one should not miss seeing the temples during sunrise. Remember we got our tickets the day before? If you get an Angkor Pass in the afternoon, it's valid for use 'til the day after. ;) Talk about hitting two birds with one stone.

Anyway, Faye set the alarm at 4:30AM but no one got up.  No thanks to our late night drinking in Pub Street. Haha. We should've asked the concierge to give us a wake up call. Oh well, moving on.

We went back the next morning to this view. This was taken around 5:45AM.




Say hello to Jamie.


Like my other friend Jay, he also loves taking selfies.






Not sure if we're actually allowed to sit here.


There were stones perfectly balanced on top of each other. I guess they were placed there by locals or other tourists.


Photobomber alert!


We left by 8:00AM and went back to our hotel for breakfast.

It depends on the weather forecast but I really do not recommend going on a temple tour mid noon time because of the intense heat. After our heavy breakfast, it was time to to go back to our rooms and rest for a while. Buhay baboy lang eh no? LOL. Our next post will be about the Ta Prohm and Bayon Temples so watch out for that. ;)