Saturday, 15 November 2008

Angkor Wat

A woman holds a python for fun at a tourist shop near the Great Lake of Cambodia in Siem Reap. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

A Cambodian fishing boat on the edge of the Great Lake in Siem Reap. The ancient complex of Angkor was built nearby to take advantage of the lake's plentiful water. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

No, it's not a god come to life. It's an actor who poses for photographs in front of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

An actress dressed as an Apsaras, or heavenly nymph, poses for pictures with tourists at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Images of Apsaras are common at Angkor Wat. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

A small child plays in the early morning, oblivious to the massive site of Angkor Wat, the amazing palace and temple complex built in the 12th Century. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

Tourists get comfortable on the grounds of the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple is so famous its image is on the Cambodian flag. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

A worker cuts out weeds by hand on the Elephant Terrace at the Angkor complex. If humans didn't keep back the jungle, it would take over once again, as it did from about 1500-1900. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

The Tara Angkor Hotel is one of the newest in the hotel boom there. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

Angkor Wat, the amazing palace and temple complex in the middle of the Cambodia jungle. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

No, it's not a god come to life. It's an actor who poses for photographs in front of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Free Press Travel Diva Ellen Creager journeyed to Laos and Cambodia recently and shares her experiences in the Sunday Travel section and on www.freep.com this weekend. (Ellen Creager/DFP)

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