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June 19, 2026 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Angkor Wat Favorites

Welcome to this week’s Angkor Wat edition of Fun Photo Friday. Next week it’s off to another Seim Reap-area temple — Ta Prohm.

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Cambodia — Touring Angkor Wat

I will shortly going to present to you a photo gallery/slide show of images taken inside Angkor Wat temple, as well as additional images from the eastern side of the main temple complex, but first I wanted to describe the remarkable eastern entrance, which you see above. And here are some closeup images of this entrance:

After you exit the main temple and head for the eastern entrance, make sure you turn back to capture this view:

Back inside, here’s one of Angkor Wat’s gopurams and the steps leading up to it:

Now for today’s photo gallery/slide show:

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Cambodia — More Sights on Tonlé Sap and the Floating Village of Kampong Phluck

We were not confined solely to the double-decked tour boats on this trip. We made a stop along the way for refreshments and a bathroom break at one of the floating restaurants. We also disembarked for a much smaller vessel powered by muscle, and which took us for an up-close and personal view not only of Kampong Phluk, but also some of the sights in the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve with its mangroves and swamps. Here are some of those highlights:

As you can tell, there is much to see and do on this excursion. But you have to get off the larger tour boats to take advantage of it all. I’ll finish up today with this photo gallery/slide show: