I knew Angkor Watt and all would be amazing, it wouldn't be considered one of the Eight Wonders of the world if it wasn't. But, I will say that I had my doubts; I wasn't exactly looking forward to a day of walking around… it's the end of the trip, we're all exhausted, all we wanted to do was just spend time together talking before we all leave. I was wrong, it was actually really cool and even though I, generally, dislike history, some of the information our guide told us during the visit was really interesting.
Okay, Angkor Watt is cool, I've said it, but even though it's supposed to be the best, but surprisingly, it was my least favourite of the three temples we saw. We also visited the Bayon Temple/Smiling heads temple (where part of Transformers 5 was filmed) and the Ta Prohm temple/ tree temple (Where Tomb Raider was filmed). I loved the first because of all the smiling faces everywhere; it was very fun and different. I also really liked the last temple because of the trees; their roots wrap around every stone and it's really remarkable.
Visiting all these temples today, in some ways, also made me respect the patience the people who made the temples have… we just spent the last week using a chisel and hammer, we understand how difficult it is, but now, looking at all the intricate patterns and designs on the temple walls (probably made with the same tools), I can't even imagine how long something like that took. It took us 45 minutes to chisel three big ugly holes with a big nail, how long would it have taken them? I can't even imagine. Respect.
But, overall, they were by far, the three coolest temples I've ever seen (so far).
LM
Okay, Angkor Watt is cool, I've said it, but even though it's supposed to be the best, but surprisingly, it was my least favourite of the three temples we saw. We also visited the Bayon Temple/Smiling heads temple (where part of Transformers 5 was filmed) and the Ta Prohm temple/ tree temple (Where Tomb Raider was filmed). I loved the first because of all the smiling faces everywhere; it was very fun and different. I also really liked the last temple because of the trees; their roots wrap around every stone and it's really remarkable.
Visiting all these temples today, in some ways, also made me respect the patience the people who made the temples have… we just spent the last week using a chisel and hammer, we understand how difficult it is, but now, looking at all the intricate patterns and designs on the temple walls (probably made with the same tools), I can't even imagine how long something like that took. It took us 45 minutes to chisel three big ugly holes with a big nail, how long would it have taken them? I can't even imagine. Respect.
But, overall, they were by far, the three coolest temples I've ever seen (so far).
LM
