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| Angkor Wat |
We visited the Bayon Temple first, which took 39 years to built, completed in 1150. The king had a total of 150 temples built for his people and he was the most loved king. The temples he built were Budhist, but he didn't care which God his people came to pray to, be in Budhist, Hinduism or other. Throughout the temple are 49 towers and on each one are 4 faces carved which represent the 4 states of mind: Charity, Compassion, Sympathy and Equanimity. If you have those 4 states of mind, you will live a fulfilling life.
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| Monks at the temple |
The total Angkor Heritage site is 400 km2 and next up after lunch was the well known Angkor Wat Temple. The moat around Angkor Wat alone is 5.5 km's long. It took 37 years to build with more than 100,000 men involved. The total Wat covers 210 hectares and is the largest religious monument in the world.
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| A stunning temple |
It was built by the king as his state temple and eventual mausoleum.
It's absolutely stunning, and a pleasure just to be there, soak up the hasty, see the monks visiting and the monkeys roam in its huge gardens.
A delicious dinner in a local restaurant, called Viroth's, the yummiest meal yet, especially the lemon tart afterwards! An early night, all very tired after the sightseeing day.
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