Photo shows a young Khmer boy holding a small frog in his hand, offering it to the photographer. The frog has an expression similar to annoyed for humans. The boys eyes are focused on the frog. It has a size as half the hand of the 3-4 year old boy. The hand has some green leaves on its nails. He has a grey and red t-shirt, and has a necklace with a small Buddha/bodhisattva figurine. He stand on a large reddish stove slab. In the background there are some green turf, and some reddish stone masoned walls and some tools for renovation. Cambodia is as safe, comfortable and kind as ever. Angkor and Siem Reap warmly welcomes visitors as the home of several cultural world heritage sites and good food.

A bad frog day: Trade my pet for your camera, sir?

This young man figured out I was friendly. Fascinated by my camera, he was offering a trade.

I had much more need of my camera than a highly annoyed frog, so I had to decline.

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Photo shows a small hill/ruin completely covered in green bushes, trees, grass and thorny plants. It is a sunny day and the sky is clear blue with some clouds in the distance. In front there is a freshly harvested rice field.

Prasat Kôk Svay Pream is one of the oldest temples in Angkor area.

It was probably built nearly a 100 year before the Khmer Empire.

Only some small remains of a brick wall, an entrance gate and a lingam basin are left. The rest is covered by thick growth of green.

#angkor #hariharalaya #roluos

Photo shows two young buddhist monks in strong yelloworange robes on the top steps of a stepped pyramid. They are viewing a deep green forrest surrounding the temple under an early morning blue sky. To the left and right two large tower temples is towering up from ground level, showing the massive scale of this 1150 year old temple.

Greeting the sunrise that morning at Bakong Temple.

Bakong was the first temple mountain type of architectural design in the Khmer imperial era, build in Hariharalaya.

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