Today we are in Siem Reap, in Cambodia,
more precisely in Angkor
It's 6 am that's why I'm still sleepy
We are here to see one of my bucket list,
the temples of Angkor
I have asked the people to stay at home today
but they didn't listen...
So let's see how we can do
We are with Sok, our guide
He's going to take us to some secret places
where apparently we won't see tourists
I hope, let's see
Angkor, the former Khmer Empire capital city
is today an Unesco archeological site
Mysteriously abandoned on the 15th century,
Angkor is fascinating
It's a huge Cambodian symbol and pride
Angkor's golden age would have started in the year 802
and lasted about 6 centuries
It was a rich and modern city
with about 1 million inhabitants,
Paris at the same period had only 50 000 inhabitants
Its architecture is still fascinating today
especially Angkor Wat
the most impressive temple in the city
Look at the details!
When you know the size of the temple…
Can you imagine!
They started this historical fresco 900 years ago
and it's still here!
Ahead of his time, Angkor was an hydraulic city
The Khmer civilisation had learned how to master water
with an advanced stocking and piping system
Saying that, it would be the water loss of control
because of climate changes
which would have destroyed the city
Abandoned on the 15th century
it's in 1860 that the french naturalist Henri Mouhot
looking for insects in the area
re-discovered by chance Angkor Wat
Since then, Angkor became famous world wide
What's amazing with Sok
is that we go off the beaten path
We ride through beautiful places
and we are the only ones
That's just awesome !
Now we're in Ta Phrom, not far from Angkor Wat
This is where they have shot the movie
Tomb Raider
Angelina Jolie was not far
This is the temple
where the nature has reclaimed its right
the trees have grown on the temple
It's beautiful !
On this side
because everything fell apart
they are rebuilding it piece by piece
to get the exact same construction as before
It's a huge work
it's a giant puzzle that they need to rebuild
Ok it's the end of the day
I'm exhausted !
We've been walking all day long
from 5 A.M this morning
to visit Angkor Wat and some temples around
It was just beautiful
It was so magical !
I'm so happy we did it
I hope that you enjoyed it too
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See you very soon !
See you next week
I'll show you something amazing
In all Angkor, look at this
It's the only one like that
A Dinausor
a Stegosaurus
That's weird isn't it ?
The only one in Angkor
Maybe at that time they have found fossils
or they have spread the word through stories
Or they've seen Jurassic Park, who knows…
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