Saturday, April 14, 2012

Travel 007 : Cambodia : 24 Dec : Ta Phrom

The last stop I had today is at Ta Prohm. This is probably one of the most famous sites, after Angkor Wat, featured in the movie Tomb Rider.  I entered into this temple in the late afternoon (around 4pm).  Any book or website about Angkor Wat complex will have some guidelines about how to time the visits in order to avoid the crowd.  I managed to avoid the crowd in all the places i visited except this one.  Ta Prohm is, I believe, most damaged temple that many sections are closed for visitors and we can see many stone piles around.  It is a a temple on the flat ground (no pyramid structure).  As the inner complex is very small and narrow, it is a bit confusing to get the way around as I looped a few times without knowing how to get out of the temple.   

An interesting site to see here is the trees that is grown on top of the stone buildings.
















This is a long building and the transport typically drop people at one end and pick-up from the other end.  With Ta Prohm, I concluded the visit for the day and return to Siem Reap.  Done my nightly routine or shower, dinner and some nightlife spots with my tuk-tuk friend.