Temples of Angkor
Some names I remember, most I have forgot

I can not quite remember which temple this is from.  Let us pretend it was the Cambodian movie theatre, which failed to gain popularity.  When I studied South-East Asian history in university, I remember the professor mentioning that the Cambodians may not have built the Angkor-Wat at all.	Apparently, the Thai were living there at the time the temples were built, but that they were conquered by the Cambodians and moved on to Thailand.  Interesting theory.  Apparently, this was largely behind the 2003 Phnom Penh Riots.

According to the Wikipedia article, "The January 2003 riots were prompted by an article in the Cambodian Rasmei Angkor (Light of Angkor) newspaper on 18 January. The article alleged that a Thai actress, Suvanant Kongying, had said that Cambodia had stolen Angkor, and that she would not appear in Cambodia until it was returned to Thailand. The newspaper’s editor gave the source for the story as a group of Khmer nationalists who said they had seen the actress on television".

"No evidence to support the newspaper’s claim has ever emerged, and it seems that the report was either fabricated or arose from a misunderstanding of what Suvanan’s character had said. It has also been suggested that the report was an attempt by a rival firm to discredit the actress, who was inter alia the “face” of a cosmetics company".

Slowly growing tired of temples, Yuka and I decided to kill some time by having our picture taken.

This is a picture from the The Terrace of the Elephants.  Since it is actually part of the is part of Angkor Thom, I guess I should have put it in a different section.  However, as Wikipedia explains, "the terrace was used by Angkor's king Jayavarman VII as a platform from which to view his victorious returning army. It was attached to the palace of Phimeanakas, of which only a few ruins remain. Most of the original structure was made of organic material and has long since disappeared".

Just what this page needed, another picture of a temple.	Yuka posing for the camera one more time.

The entrance to one of the temples, which used to function as a bowling alley until someone stole all the pins.	Most likely, the tree started growing after they had built the temple, which would indicate that temple is rather old.

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