PARK IN PHNOM PENH BELOW TEMPLES

THIS PRETTY PARK SITS BELOW TWO BUDDHIST TEMPLES AND BELOW THE ONLY HILL IN PHNOM PENH.

View of our hotel dining area in Phnom Penh

THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS AND CHEAP IN OUR HOTEL DINING ROOM AND WE HAD INTERESTING VIEWS OF THE STREET THROUGH THE RICH VEGETATION.

INSIDE BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN PHNOM PENH

THESE FIGURES ADORN THE WALLS OF THE MOST FAMOUS BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN PHNOM PENH. THE TEMPLE IS BUILT ON THE ONLY HILL IN PHNOM PENH

INSIDE BUDDHIST TEMPLE, PHNOM PENH

THIS TEMPLE WAS FILLED WITH MANY DIFFERENT BUDDHAS AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF OFFERINGS PLACED AT THE FOOT OF EACH STATUE.

TEMPLE ENTRANCE, PHNOM PENH

THESE MAGNIFICENT LANTERNS FORM A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE AT ONE OF TWO TEMPLES SIDE BY SIDE IN PHNOM PENH.

WAITING

THIS ELEPHANT WAS WAITING FOR CUSTOMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ONLY HILL IN CAMBODIA, NEAR TWO FAMOUS TEMPLES.

ROYAL PALACE, PHNOM PENH

THIS DECORATIVE WALL IS ONE OF THE SMALL FEATURES WITHIN THE AMAZING ROYAL PALACE COMPLEX IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.

Buddha in Phnom Penh Temple

This is one of many Buddha statues within an old Buddhist Temple on the only hill in Phnom Penh.

TA PROMH TEMPLE, CAMBODIA

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TEMPLE IN ANGKOR...SO ATMOSPHERIC WITH THE INTERTWINING OF TREES, ROOTS AND ANCIENT STONE PASSAGES.

WATER LILY PHNOM PENH MUSEUM

I TOOK THIS WATER LILY PHOTO IN THE COURTYARD OF THE MUSEUM IN PHNOM PENH. THE MAGNIFICENT MUSEUM WAS BUILT DURING THE FRENCH COLONIAL PERIOD.

BUDDHIST TEMPLE ANGKOR

LUNCH NEAR ANGKOR WAT

WE HAD A CHEAP AND TASTY LUNCH NEAR THE ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE

FLOWERS IN A TEMPLE BOWL PHNOM PENH

THESE PRETTY BLOOMS WERE FLOATING IN A TEMPLE BOWL, CELEBRATING AND GIVING THANKS TO BUDDHA.

YOURS TRULY IN A TUK TUK IN PHNOM PENH

OUTSIDE AN ANGKOR TEMPLE

YOURS TRULY OUTSIDE AN ANCIENT TEMPLE NEAR SIEM REAP

LITTLE BOY AT MARKET STALL ANGKOR

A LITTLE BOY IN HIS OWN WORLD AT A MARKET STALL NEAR ANGKOR WAT

gift inside Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

this is one of many gifts given to the King of Cambodia.

street scene: Phnom Penh

I TOOK THIS PIC WHILST SEATED IN A TUK TUK.

TYPICAL STREET SCENE, CAMBODIA

I TOOK THIS PHOTO TO SHOW A TYPICAL STREET SCENE IN PHNOM PENH.

MONKS NEAR THE SIEM REAP RIVER

BEAUTIFUL SAFFRON ROBES ARE A COMMON SIGHT IN CAMBODIA AS MONKS GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY BUSINESS. I TOOK THIS PHOTO BY THE SIEM REAP RIVER.

ROYAL PALACE, PHNOM PENH

THIS WAS LIKE A DREAM FANTASTY -VISITING THE EXQUISITE RICHES OF PHNOM PENH PALACE, CAMBODIA.

RICH HOUSING, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET FROM THE POOR DWELLING BELOW, LOOKING FROM MY SEAT IN A TUK TUK, I SAW THIS HIGH STANDARD OF HOUSING.

POVERTY NEAR SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

HERE IS A DWELLING IN SIEM REAP - AN EXAMPLE OF IMMENSE POVERTY.

ROOF OF MUSEUM IN PHNOM PENH

I RECENTLY VISITED CAMBODIA'S PRINCIPAL MUSEUM LOCATED IN PHNOM PENH AND CONTAINING AMAZING ARTIFACTS FROM THE ANGKOR REGION.

MONK ON A MOTOR BIKE, SIEM REAP

MONK IN HIS SAFFRON ROBE RIDES SIDE SADDLE THROUGH THE STREETS OF SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA.

LANDMINE VICTIMS NEAR SIEM REAP

These landmine victims, blind or without limbs, formed a band playing traditional music in order to support themselves.

cat sleeping behind PHNOM PENH STATUE

I TOOK THIS RECENT PHOTO OF A CAT SLEEPING BEHIND THE BACKSIDE OF THIS PHNOM PENH TEMPLE STATUE.

PASSAGE WAY AT ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE

CAMBODIA

ROYAL PALACE, PHNOM PENH

TOOK THIS PICTURE DURING MY RECENT TRIP TO CAMBODIA.

FLOWERS IN A PHNOM PENH STREET

I recently took this photo of flowers in a Phnom Penh street in Cambodia.

ANGKOR, CAMBODIA

I recently photographed these elephants approaching an ancient gate at one of the Angkor temples.

TA PROMH TEMPLE, ANGKOR, CAMBODIA

I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF THE STRANGLER FIG TREE ROOT AT TA PROMH TEMPLE IN ANGKOR CAMBODIA WHERE THE FILM TOMB RAIDERS WAS FILMED USING LOCAL PEOPLE.

FLOATING CANDLES IN PHNOM PENH TEMPLE

I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF FLOATING CANDLES IN A VERY OLD BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

I have just returned from Cambodia and took this photo at the Russian Market in Phnom Pen.

CHILDREN PLAYING AT ANGKOR TEMPLE BUILT IN AD 800

Buddhist Temple in Angkor complex, Cambodia

THIS TEMPLE IN ANGKOR NEAR SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, WAS RECENTLY REFURBISHED FOLLOWING RECENT DAMAGE.

In Angkor, Cambodia

Have just returned from visiting Cambodia. My sister took this pic of me near a temple built in 800AD.