Saturday, October 17, 2009

Cambodia Day 3 - Ta Prohm


Or, "the one in Tomb Raider".

Okay, now this temple is my new favorite. "Built originally as a monastery in 1186 to honor the king's mother, this is one of the major temples of King Jayavarman VII. Ta Prohm features a set of concentric galleries..." Blah blah blah. What I like is that the trees grow right out of the top of the walls!

This place has the coolest atmosphere. Sort of haunted, but in a good way. I could have spent hours here, took a nap, had a picnic, and taken more than the 100 or so pictures that I already did.

How do the trees grow from the walls? They usually start where a bird has "deposited" a seed, and go straight up from there.

BTW, this is the doorway that Angelina Jolie ran through in tomb raider.

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