My parents and I planned a trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat and several of the other temples in the area. It was an amazing and inspiring experience. These temples were built close to 1000 years ago...out of lava stone, sand stone, and lime stone. The carvings are intricate and amazingly clear...and the structures have withstood the elements all these years. For more information: Angkor Wat
My dad and I standing in front of the famous Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, the temple complex covers 200 hectares and is the world's largest religious monument.
Bayon temple was built in the 12th to 13th centuries and is known for the 54 towers, each with the 4 faces of Buddha on them.
That's me peaking out a window in the Bayon temple.
Banteay Samre was built in the early 12th century and is known for it's pink-colored sand-stone and detailed carvings.
Neak Pean was built in the late 12th century and was an island temple, that you could only get to by boat. The entire temple centered around water and people would bathe themselves at the fountains at certain parts of the temple for good fortune and blessings. Here I'm standing under the "human head" fountain pretending to bathe.
This last temple is called "Ta Prohm," built around 1186 and was made famous by Angelina Jolie in "Tomb Raider." They actually filmed some scenes on site. It's been left as close to it's discovered state (by the French) with trees growing over it. That's my mom under one of the giant trees covering a wall of the temple.
Birthday List Beginnings
When I turned 30, I decided to make a list of 30 things that I had not done that I wanted to try to accomplish in my 30th year. After all, life is short, and I want to go out knowing that I truly LIVED the life that I had. That year's amazing experiences, adventures, and fun times make me want to keep the list going. I've decided to use this blog space to document the adventures...and to update and add to the list each year. To see what I've accomplished, click on the archive links on the right to go to specific items from the list in order of the date they were accomplished. New, partially accomplished, or not started items can be found under "November 2011," since I have the year to work on them. Let me know what adventures you'd like to join me in! You can use the "comment" function to leave me notes. I hope I inspire you to create a list of your own...let me know and if you need someone to join you in your adventures. I'll probably be up for it!
January 4, 2008
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