December 27, 2010
At the heart of Angkor Thom, among the biggest cities in the 12th century with one million people, lies Bayon. Bayon is a temple originally covered by 215 faces, now down to about 175 faces. It is eerily, strikingly beautiful, probably my favorite of all the temples. Each tower has 4 faces on them, pointing in all the different directions, covering life and death and rebirth. At first glance, the faces look like Buddha's faces, but they are actually in the image of the king who built Bayon.
Any of the photos you find amazing above, credit is due to Ken Ha, our guide who took my camera and took photos of all the most gorgeous spots on Bayon at sunset. Then we whisked us off to the moat around Angkor Wat to get us drunk on Bombay Sapphire gin and tonics and the kids sugar highs on sprite and potato chips. It was a fun way to end our Angkor Wat phase of the trip. Onto Laos!
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