Day 2 (Part 3/5) – Baphuon & Elephant’s Terrace
… continue from Day 2 (Part 2/5) – Bayon
Have you got tired following my post on Siem Reap? There’s about 3 to 4 more posts to go. Don’t forget that we are still in Day 2. I’ve used up 512mb of storage since 5am and my camera’s battery is not cooperating too. Good thing I have my sister’s camera as backup for pointless camwhoring.
Well, not only you are tired of reading my post. Our feet was soon giving up on us from all the walking. They seem so dead. “WAKE UP FEETTTTTTTT!!!” *sigh…
10am – We make a quick touring around Baphuon. All along, our tour guide aka Mr Tuk-Tuk was patiently waiting for us under some shady trees outside the temple.
Elephant’s Terrace is just next to Baphuon (still it is quite far for us). So Mr Tuk-Tuk ask us to walk there. Gosh, my poor aching feet!
The huge platform known today as the Elephant Terrace runs from north to south, across the east front of the Royal Palace, for a distance of 300m. All around the periphery of the terrace, lies realistic carvings of elephants. Beside elephants, you will see the grinning Chimeras (part lion, part human) supporting the terrace.
There are five staircases, three in the center and one at each end, lead up to the 10′ high platform. They are flanked with three-headed elephant heads as seen here.
I know Terrace of the Leper King is situated somewhere nearby but our feet, or at least MY FEET is really aching and tired from all the walking. I couldn’t be bothered with anymore terrace. I need to sit. And I mean NOW!
… to be continue: Day 2 (Part 3/5) – I Heart Preah Khan
sasha said,
October 3, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
surprised surprise…me first!
Eh like hindustan movie scroll scrolll i tot u changed clothes. Mana tau its yr sis. like mooncake.
soontat said,
October 3, 2007 @ 5:03 pm
More photos…
wuching said,
October 3, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
u didn’t play lara croft kah?
Leah said,
October 4, 2007 @ 10:06 am
I like the images you showed. You brought back some memories of Siem Reap. I actually took out the album during the weekend, to reminisce about my trip 10 years ago. 🙂
BTW, I tagged you: http://leahschrader.com/2007/10/shopping-tips-101/
The Queen says:Â Ah…. so did Siem Reap go thru lots of changes?
sila said,
October 6, 2007 @ 6:18 am
wow, lagi nice pictures…making me want to visit Siem Reap.
Simple American said,
October 10, 2007 @ 3:30 am
I see the cute picture of your sis, but the pic of you imitating her is gone. 🙁
No fairsies. I want to see. How can I heckle you without a glimpse. 😛
The Queen says: I didn’t realised that the picture is gone too from my server. I have to edit the picture again. Maybe not.lol… too lazy la.Â