Siem Reap, Cambodia
Primary school visit, Angkor Wat (again) and Bayon Temple
Day 3, a visit to a primary school near Angkor Wat. We stopped at a bookstore the day before to purchase pencils, erasers, and notebooks to thank the children for our visit to their classroom.
Arriving at the school. Brian is carrying the box of school supplies.
Viseth introduces us to the third grade class.
We join the class to learn some math.
The teachers had the students come up in pairs and do a race to solve the math equation.
Hayden was called up and he lost the race -- of course, he meant to lose ; )
Eliza and Lydia each declined several times, but finally went up to the board and raced.
Then they were brought up to race each other. Eliza won and Lydia copied her answer. She got tripped up because the Khmer 9 looked like a P!
The kids chanted a song after each equation. If a student got the wrong answer, there was a song ending with a “boo” type exclamation. If the student was correct, the song ended with a “hooray!”
Hayden almost doesn’t fit on the bench desk.
Passing out the school supplies.
The children were excited about the notebooks, pencils and erasers!
Playground fun -- playing marbles!
Each of our kids with his/her bench mate!
Another quick visit to Angkor Wat so we (H, K and B) could climb to the top tower. You have to be over 12 years old so Lydia couldn’t go and Eliza was happy to stay with her and Viseth in the air con. Hayden would rather have stayed, but maybe he is glad he came with us??
Heading in to climb the tower. Walking as fast as we can so we don’t keep the others waiting too long.
A view from the top. We are happy to see the view, but are VERY hot (and shiny).
The highest tower from the courtyard at the top. The Emperor would go here every night to sleep. It was believed, according to what Eliza remembers hearing, that if the Emperor had a bad dream, it would mean he was nearing the end of his life.
Looking out over the Angkor Wat grounds.
A view from the top, looking over the side building roofs.
These Buddhas are up in the highest tower. Lots of bats up here too. We are now familiar with the scent of bat pee. Yuck. The good news is that none of us is afraid of bats because we have seen so many of them. Yay!
The steep walk down.
We drove from Angkor Wat to Bayon Temple, over this bridge and through the gate to the elephant training grounds.
One more pic as we exit out the Elephant gate.
This is an elephant carving at the gate to the Bayon Temple.
The Bayon temple gate.
The bridge to the Bayon Temple.
These statues represent the demon warriors and monkey soldiers, pulling the serpent (tug o’ war) and churning the sea.
The next stop was the Bayon Temple. It is known for the 216 faces carved into the towers.
There are 54 towers with 4 faces on each tower.
The carvings are the image of Buddha, with the face of the Emperor in the image of Buddha.
Such a serene spot. You would never know it was 95 degrees and 95% humidity.
This is one of the 54 towers.
Hayden peeking through window.
Lydia’s turn!
Eliza was so hot, she refused to take part!
But Lydia and I did get Eliza to do a like Hindu dance move with us!
It was common to see the statues wrapped in saffron robes and altars covered with offerings.
The male and female organs which make holy water.
On our way out.
Next stop, the Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom. This is wear the Khmer Royal Elephants trained and paraded.
A close up of the training platform.
And that’s a wrap!
Clinical diagnosis: Temple Fatigue
The kids chanted a song after each equation. If a student got the wrong answer, there was a song ending with a “boo” type exclamation. If the student was correct, the song ended with a “hooray!”
Hayden almost doesn’t fit on the bench desk.
Passing out the school supplies.
The children were excited about the notebooks, pencils and erasers!
Playground fun -- playing marbles!
Each of our kids with his/her bench mate!
Another quick visit to Angkor Wat so we (H, K and B) could climb to the top tower. You have to be over 12 years old so Lydia couldn’t go and Eliza was happy to stay with her and Viseth in the air con. Hayden would rather have stayed, but maybe he is glad he came with us??
Heading in to climb the tower. Walking as fast as we can so we don’t keep the others waiting too long.
A view from the top. We are happy to see the view, but are VERY hot (and shiny).
The highest tower from the courtyard at the top. The Emperor would go here every night to sleep. It was believed, according to what Eliza remembers hearing, that if the Emperor had a bad dream, it would mean he was nearing the end of his life.
Looking out over the Angkor Wat grounds.
A view from the top, looking over the side building roofs.
These Buddhas are up in the highest tower. Lots of bats up here too. We are now familiar with the scent of bat pee. Yuck. The good news is that none of us is afraid of bats because we have seen so many of them. Yay!
The steep walk down.
We drove from Angkor Wat to Bayon Temple, over this bridge and through the gate to the elephant training grounds.
One more pic as we exit out the Elephant gate.
This is an elephant carving at the gate to the Bayon Temple.
The Bayon temple gate.
The bridge to the Bayon Temple.
These statues represent the demon warriors and monkey soldiers, pulling the serpent (tug o’ war) and churning the sea.
The next stop was the Bayon Temple. It is known for the 216 faces carved into the towers.
There are 54 towers with 4 faces on each tower.
The carvings are the image of Buddha, with the face of the Emperor in the image of Buddha.
Such a serene spot. You would never know it was 95 degrees and 95% humidity.
This is one of the 54 towers.
Hayden peeking through window.
Lydia’s turn!
Eliza was so hot, she refused to take part!
But Lydia and I did get Eliza to do a like Hindu dance move with us!
It was common to see the statues wrapped in saffron robes and altars covered with offerings.
The male and female organs which make holy water.
On our way out.
Next stop, the Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom. This is wear the Khmer Royal Elephants trained and paraded.
A close up of the training platform.
And that’s a wrap!
Clinical diagnosis: Temple Fatigue
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