But wait, there's more!

Friday morning we were spared rising before dawn, but by 8:30 a.m. our driver and guide were waiting for us, ready to head out for more temple exploration. Before coming to Cambodia, I had not realized that Angkor Wat is just one of hundreds of temples in Cambodia. Hadn't really thought about it, I suppose. Angkor Wat is the largest and most beautiful of the single temples, but not the only one. This morning we went to Angkor Thom, a temple complex which in turn contains several temples. Here's the causeway leading to the south gate.

On one side are the gods and on the other the demons. They're pulling on the snake churning the ocean of milk in the creation myth.

Like Angkor Wat, there's a moat. It's not as big as Angkor Wat, but still the size of a small river.

Perhaps these people were off to see the place on elephants, though we never saw them again.

On we went to Bayon, the central temple in Angkor Thom.

Bayon is in much more disrepair than Angkor Wat. It's also different in design. There are more towers, for example. Still, it looked very familiar. Here are a few photos.

After all the faces of gods, here's one of a goddess.

Japan is working with Cambodia in restoring this temple. There were lots of Japanese tourists mixing with the local deities.

After seeing Bayon, we left Angkor Thom to the east via the "Victory Gate" to visit Ta Keo temple. This is what the people doing restoration to that temple are trying to piece together.

There's a causeway leading to Ta Keo, passing over a now dry moat. Just for a change of pace, here's the view under that causeway.

These workers were going up and down these Ta Keo steps without the benefit of the sort of stairs we had at Angkor Wat. Many of the steps were as high as their knees.

This is a preview of what we were to see in abundance at the next temple.

It was possible to climb to the top of Ta Keo. Nancy declined to make the trip, leaving me on my own.

That was just as well since it saved her the trouble of trying to prevent me from climbing the final way over this.

I probably wouldn't have done it, but I saw a man my age at the very top, so I had to do it. The view was good from up there.

And while up there I got a blessing for the trip back down for a very reasonable price.

Needless to say, I made it back down.

This young man was just sitting there. Perhaps his mom or dad worked in the temple.

After leaving this place it was time for lunch. We ate at a restaurant near a man-made reservoir named Srah Srang. The reservoir was made a thousand years ago and the name means "The King's Bath". I'm not really sure what that means. As bathtubs go, it's very large.

After lunch we went to one more temple. This was Ta Phrom, made famous in the film "Tomb Raider" starring Angelina Jolie and, of course, Ta Phrom. We did not see the film, but we certainly have now heard a great deal about it. This place was, I believe, our favorite. I won't add commentary. It quite well speaks for itself.

On our way back from Ta Phrom to the car, we gave a donation to men raising money for the victims of land mines, an ongoing scourge in Cambodia.

We still weren't done with our day's activities. We went to the cultural museum which topped off and totally did away with any residual desire I might have had to learn more about ancient Cambodian history. Fortunately they didn't allow cameras.

Then, off to dinner in the area known as "Pub Street", a quick tuk-tuk ride home and to bed.