How I got there
Altitude plot - to the top, about 600 m
Chhoy had the great idea to vist the Preah Vihear Temple - at the Thai border. So off we went at 6:30 - Chhoy, his sister, Nam (Sreyneth's sister) and me - with Chanty's cousin driving - Starting at Sunrise
Nice reflection of a water man
Watering his garden
After 3 hours we arrive at the Thai border - lots of Cambodian military - watching the hill on the Thai side of the border
Then the temple - really quite interesting and quite large - and how they managed to get the stone to the top of the mountain???
Watching
Watching and waiting
The front door
From the side
The hill and temple on the Thai side of the border
Not may visitors so we had free run of the place - along with the military
Chhoy's sister, Chhoy and Nam
Through the doors
Looking down toward Thailand
Brown stone temple
Looking through doors
Moor doors - note, no arches - anywhere - staggered stone placement only
Not an arch
Stone carving
What used to be
Looking through doors
Looking through doors
The mid level temple
Chhoy, Nam and Chhoy's sister
Looking down the walkway between level 1 and level 2 temples
Thailand
Tree growing from the temple rocks
Thailand
Temple structures and carvings
ANother view
And another view
Nam
Temple
Nam
Walk between level 2 and level 3 (top) temples
Wall
Temple structures
Through the door
Through doors
Through a window
Looking through doors
Through a window
Wall fragment
Window structure
Shadows
Without a roof
More of the same
Doors
Looking out
A pile of rocks
Temple worship place
Inside
Monk
Worship center
Our team
Windows
Hall with windows
Temple top
Chhoy'a sister
A temple
Nam
Chhoy - with Thailand / Laos in the background
Another try
Laos (mountains)
Looking through doors
Walking down - passing a temple
Structures
An overview of the temple complex - I can imagine how busy and colorful this place must have been 1000 years ago
A closer view
What are all the holes for?
More doors
Temple wall
Thai temple on the distant hill - with Thai flag
Cambodian flag
Along the way - a petro stand - served in 2 liter bottles - not the usual 1 L Johnnie Walker bottle
Passing through Angkor Wat - late afternoon sun on the temples
Another view
Then a fast walk to the rice fields behind Chhoy's home to watch the sunset
The sun
Evening walking and shadow
Another view
Four palms
Cows coming home
Cows going home
Sunset colors
Sunset silhouettes
Sojourn night sign on Treak Village Road
Moon
Moon and venus
C. Frank Starmer