Time Torn Temple Tour

Wednesday 13^th March 2019 (Day 36).S

Today was our second ‘Time-Torn Temple Tour’ – although I usually like to add the words tortuously hot in there as well - which was used with much blood, sweat, tears and toil – due to the heat and long, tiresome standing/walking periods – to explore the last of the nearby must-see sites (Banteay Kdei, Neak Pean, Preah Khan, and Bayon) where we did and saw many lovely things including: I fed a pair of pale grey monkeys two rubbery, warm, and squashed bananas – although they didn’t seem to mind - from hand to hand (they were very cool about it and didn’t snatch); 

Mum spotted four carbon-black water buffaloes peacefully grazing on the horizon; and Dad, well, he just broke his new, but cumbersome straw hat with neon yellow strings – or in his words ‘ the new Khmer fashion of 2019 ‘ – good riddance I say.

Still, what amazed me most today was the endless extent of flawless carvings of day to day life on an unbroken wall in Bayon; and the gargantuan carved faces of long deceased kings and ancient Hindu gods which were transferred from giant Buddhas’ heads.    

P.S. I acknowledge that some of my recent blogs have been a little grim and indetailed; this is certainly not the dominant mood here, we are having an excellent time.  I promise, the Sun/positivity is on its way. YAY!

Obviously when I refer to the Sun I am talking about it figuratively because the sun is always shining here (except for at night time). 

  

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