Sights of Siem Reap (III) - the ancient ruins

Used to be named one of the 7 Wonders of the World...the Angkor Wat. This is just one of the small temples leading towards the Angkor Wat.This temple is called Ta Phrom. Or "Old Brahma" as translated by the English-speaking guide I hired. This temple has many strange trees growing on top of the ancient walls & structures...
The lady...aiyah!! spoilt my picture!!! %$%&%^(*

Some more weird trees growing on the stones.....

Scary hor? Roots like tentacles....

One of my fav pics..heee!
Wonder how those people built all these structures all those years ago...

This was built in the 9th century...

Lots of steep steps to climb...

And man-made steep stairs if the original stone steps have been worn away by years of erosion.
Check out how steep this one was...with only railings on one side...
And it was raining when I took this pic...Was concentrating really really hard when I was going down the stairs...Both hands were on the railings man hahaha..

It's a pity the pic turned out dark..Not a pro photographer lah ahhaa.

There's a lake in front of Angkor Wat...Check out the perfect reflection of it in the lake...

Pure symmetry!!!

And here's another section of the Angkor Wat...
Reflected in a smaller pond within the compunds of the temple itself....

Hehe...

Some of the stairs are so steep, it's almost vertical...maybe close to 75-80 degrees....
You need to get use both hands & feet to climb...else you'll fall backwards....
Some are too steep and they don't allow anyone to climb..like this one in this pic

A different perspective. There's a singular tall palm tree in the background...
The Cambodians believe that palm trees are a symbol of goock and fortune...

One side of the 4-faced Buddha..

What more can I say??
Tired, sore & muddy feet... ahahha after lots of climbing & walking in the rain....:)))