Photos Tagged: Banteay Srey
Cambodia - Banteay Srey - Angkor Wat - temples - village - Siem Reap - water buffalo - food - animals -
Cambodia - Banteay Srey - Angkor Wat - temples - village - Siem Reap - water buffalo - food - animals -
Located about 35 kilometers from Siem Reap, Banteay Srey is a small, older temple (10th century) known for its beautiful and intricate carvings. The temple pinkish sandstone, lends it a warm tone in the early morning light. Read more about Banteay Srey Temple.
We found our tuk-tuk driver having breakfast with other drivers when we exited the temples at Banteay Srey. He invited us to join him and he introduced us to a fantastic morning soup. It consisted of a subtle yellow curry fish broth with fresh rice noodles, paper-thin chopped banana blossom, cucumber, and cabbage and topped off with a spoonful of dark sweet soup. A bowl of bitter herbs and long beans was passed around the table as the final touch.Read about our morning visit to Banteay Srey.
A mother and son stand behind a palm sugar basket in a village between Banteay Srey and Siem Reap. Read about our morning visit to Banteay Srey.
This girl gives her water buffalo a late morning bath in the shade.Read about our morning visit to Banteay Srey.
We were overwhelmed by tourists at Banteay Srey. Since it's rather small compared to other temples in the Angkor network, the tourist effect is magnified. Although we enjoyed our time there and admired its engravings, we spent most of our time trying to get out of the way of shutter-happy tourists. By the time we left, we were taking photos of them.Read more about Banteay Srey Temple.
Numerous families in villages between Siem Reap and Banteay Srey focus their morning efforts on boiling down the juice from palm fruit to make palm sugar candies and compressed squares used in cooking.Read about our morning visit to Banteay Srey.
A Tower of Banteay Srey
These rice noodles awaited their turn to be scooped into morning soup.Rice noodles are plentiful in Southeast Asia. This particular batch had to be the tastiest and freshest we encountered during our travels.Read about our morning visit to Banteay Srey.
Rolling in Mud
Half-Broken Indra - Banteay Srey
This woman managed to find a slice of peace in the tourist madness of Banteay Srey.Read more about Banteay Srey Temple.
One of the many amazing engravings that cover the walls of Banteay Srey.Read more about Banteay Srey Temple.
Located about 35 kilometers from Siem Reap, Banteay Srey is a small, older temple (10th century) with beautiful engravings and carvings. The temple is made with pinkish sandstone, giving it a warm color in the early morning light.
Hat fashions are a big hit under the strong sun and heat at Angkor Wat.
Temples of Banteay Srey
Almost every inch of Banteay Srey is covered in remarkable engravings.
Narsimha is considered to be one of the incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu.
One of the many engravings of the Hindu temple at Banteay Srey.
Read more about Banteay Srey Temple.
Narsimha is considered to be one of the incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu.
