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Angkor Wat - Day 2: Phrea Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Pre rap and other

When I woke up in the morning, the sky was blue stahlend. The temperature was as high as in the days before. The humidity was much lower. Thus, the heat was less intense.

I felt much better and the first time in three days I was well on it. After a quick Frühstück, machte ich mich für eine extreme Tempeltour fertig. Ich bestellte über das Gästehaus den selben Tuk-Tuk-Fahrer wie am Tag zuvor. Ich war mit dem Typ recht zufrieden.
10 Minuten später war ich abfahrbereit.

Der erste Halt des Tages war am Osttor der Bayon Tempelanlage. Am Vortag war ich dort schon am Nachmittag. Da aber nun die Sonne schien, war der Unterschied groß. Die Photos, die ich heute machte, habe ich auch für dem Beitrag von gestern verwendet. Das Tor ist wirklich spektakulär.

Der nächste Stopp war in Phrea Khan. Es ist die alte Universität. Phrea Khan ist sehr  interessant: An vielen Stellen ein Labyrinth - eng und verwinkelt. Die Kunstobjekte sind pretty impressive. Ruin the whole look just great. Phrea Kan is probably not as photogenic as Ta Prohm, but it has that certain something. Without doubt, started the day well.

Phrea Khan, the old university

We drove to Neak Pean. Neak Pean is a bit unusual. It's pretty small. There is no temple, but a cemetery. It is reminiscent of a large fountain. The center is the pelvis with small towers. On one side is an interesting horse statue. In Neak Pean, there are probably mainly ritual washing. Neak Pean is ok, but nothing really special. It is calm. A small wind breeze would be nice been. It was getting unbearably hot.

Neak Pean

Next we drove to a place to which I am particularly pleased: Ta Som. The temple is about a smaller version of Bayon. What they say at least. Ta Som is very picturesque. I like the colors and frescoes of Ta Som. It is a place of silence and the aura of a sacred place was obtained.

Ta Som

fresco in Ta Som

Next stop was East Mebon. The place is guarded at each corner of an elephant statue. I liked this temple the East Mebon is not necessarily a beauty.

East Mebon

My last stop of the day was pre rap. I was not quite clear what would happen here. It was a positive surprise. Pre rap is huge and threatening. From the top you have a great view. Pre rap is probably no beauty in the classical sense. I think in all these holes in the wall once was a fresco. At some points in Pre rap, one can see that it had once been a magnificent place.

Pre Rap

As the weather was very good today, I decided again to look at Angkor. I wanted to find out whether I was disappointed the day before just because of the high expectations Sun It had to be a reason why Angkor is famous. I wanted to at least take some good photos. In fact, in sunlight it all looked a bit better. Angkor I liked but again not so special, which I am not very surprised, of course.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat from the other side of the river