After a stunning sunrise, and some pancakes at the “Lady Gaga” food tent near the lake, we headed off to the nearby temple of Bayon.
Bayon and Ta Prohm were my two favorite temples of the whole trip. Bayon, or ‘that one temple with all the faces’, really felt and looked unreal. The fact that it’s a Buddhist temple amongst a lot of Hindu temples does make it stand out, but it really was more than that.
Even though there were a ton of tourists and travelers milling about, Bayon was the sort of place where you could easily tuck into a dark corridor or an area covered with ruins, and feel completely alone. It made me want to go searching for ancient artifacts and hidden talismans, or go hang out with Indiana Jones.
I’m sure there’s not an inch of that place left undiscovered, but Bayon just had something about it to make me feel more like an explorer than a traveler, which I loved! Plus like so many of the other temples the details are astonishing.
Also, I’m not going to lie, the giant faces are really awesome.
Really awesome.
From Busan with Bayon Love,
Jenna
“Lady Gaga” food tent? LOL! But that first picture is amazing. Was Bayon really as huge as it looks? And that one through the doorway-gorgeous.
All the food tents were named after people, there was a ‘Michael Jackson’ tent, and maybe an ‘Obama’ tent too. Bayon was pretty big, but there are a lot of nooks and crannies that made it feel small at times. Ta Phrom and the main temple are larger, but it is still pretty big. Thank you! I love your blog by the way!
No, thank you! I have really appreciated all the Korea info and all the stories you’ve put up. I’ll definitely be coming back here to find out where to vacation in Asia from my own teaching job
Very lovely pictures. Seems like you had a wonderful time discovering the angkor temples!
Thank you! I really did! I loved Siem Reap!
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