Preah Khan Temple

Before we break for lunch we went to Preah Khan Temple. Preah Khan in cambodian word means "sacred sword". This is a Buddhist temple. We spent almost an hour in this temple. I was amaze with the carving! This temple is located at near by the North Gate of Angkor Thom. We spent about an hour in the temple!

Entrance to the Preah Khan Temple compound

Entrance into the temple


Carving at the top of the entrance

Carving at the side of the entrance

Another carving in the temple

Buddha carving at the wall

Close up of the Buddha carving at the wall of the temple


Buddha carving at the corridor

Tree grow into part of the temple just like Ta Prohm temple.

Shirley and Kee resting at one of the shade corridor


Used to be have Buddha....

Tree root as part of the temple.

Shirley with the big root!

I'm trying to hug the big root.....

Same tree but at the other side of the wall.....

Angkor Thom City - Prasats Suor Prat

This is the last place that we visited in Angkor Thom City. I'm not sure this is consider as temple or not?! It just a few individual building opposite the terrace of elephant and terrace of leper king.

Taking photo under the hot sun near Prasats Suor Prat!

Nearer to Prasats Suor Prat

Pony ride any one???

For me this doesn't look like temple...

Part of the Prasats Suor Prat

Angkor Thom City - Terrace of the Leper King

Terrace of the Leper King is situated next to Elephant Terrace. It is a very small. Smaller than elephant terrace. It just have lots of the carvings on the wall.

Craving at Leper King

Carving Leper King as Background


Close up of the carving.

Angkor Thom City - Terrace of the Elephant

Elephant Terrace is used to be a place that ancient cambodia watching the elephant fight if i'm not mistaken. Basically not much thing there but I still captured alot of photos there...

Elephant craving on the wall at the Terrace of Elephant

Entrance of Elephant Terrace. One missing trunk


Let me be one of the missing trunk

Now Pooi Yeng's turn become the missing trunk

Full carving stones

Stolen heads carving stones

According to the guide, these eagles sent from heaven to protect the cambodian.

Candid shot after eagle photo

Elephant Terrace as Background

Close up Main carving on Elephant Terrace

Angkor Thom City - Bayon Temple

The next temple was Bayon. This is also the famous temple with all the buddha faces craving. We spent about 2 hours just in this temple!

Entrance to Bayon Temple...So crowded!


About to enter the temple...

USD 1 to take photo with these ppl wearing Cambodia traditional costume!

Me at the Entrance

Carving at the Entrance Gate

Bayon Temple shoot from lowest level

Lowest level of Bayon Temple as Backgroud

Nice Carving at Bayon Temple

Reached second level of Bayon Temple

Manage to take a close up of the Face Carving of Bayon

Shirley quick take! Background no one there! Yeah!


All the bayon faces have different expression.

This is so amazing! I wonder what kind of technology they are using?!

The highest level in Bayon Temple

In order to take this photo, i waited 10 minutes. Before me was a group of Korean uncles!

Amazing drawing!

Manage to capture all the faces of Bayon Temple.