Tag Archives: khmer

prea pithu 009

khmer: prea pithu; siem reap

25 Apr Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.
angkor thom (west gate) 010

khmer: angkor thom (west gate); siem reap

25 Apr Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.
angkor thom (gate of the dead) 007

khmer: angkor thom (the gate of the dead); siem reap

24 Apr Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.
Ta keo 012

khmer: ta keo, siem reap iii

24 Apr Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.
Ta Nei 001

khmer: ta nei, siem reap II

21 Mar Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.
Ta Ney 013

khmer: ta nei, siem reap I

21 Mar Filed under cambodia, doesn't fit anywhere else, places. No comments.

the tiny tem­ple of ta nei stands con­cealed by jun­gle behind the great tow­ers of angkor wat its small size and the fact that it’s hid­den in the jun­gle, although only a short walk from the the more famous cen­tre of the khmer cap­i­tal means … Read More →

khmer dance 003

khmer dance

31 Jan Filed under cambodia, places. No comments.

khmer tra­di­tional dance. shows greater affin­ity with thai court dance than neigh­bour­ing viet­namese tra­di­tions. this troupe were all local siem reap (mostly chil­dren) per­form­ers, whose liveli­hood is depen­dent on the munif­i­cence of tourists. pretty, if not tech­ni­cally accom­plished, these kids did their best, but sit­ting … Read More →