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Before we leave Siem Reap, here’s a short post back at the Wat, kicking off with some photos that I didn’t post before.

The “Elephants” gate at the west wall. There were five entrances on the 1.5 km long wall – for elephants and commoners at north and south, for priests and for high officials near the centre…

… and in the centre…

…this one for the royals.

Amongst the many great achievements of the Angkorians, was the invention of American Football.

The Wat in the early afternoon.

One visit isn’t enough for this wonder, so on my last day there I went back in the early afternoon. I hope you appreciate the change in the way the light plays off the stones as we approach the sunset.

Unforgettable.

Farewell, magical Angkor. Farewell.