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This time I’ve chosen for the majestic Angkor Wat.
There’s quite a story about the picture which is taken just a couple of days after the tsunami.
In the days after the tsunami we stayed at the well-known backpackers area in Bangkok, Khao San Road, where confusion, chaos and anxiety reigned. Amidst all this, preperations were made for the trip to Cambodia, the surrealistic atmosphere made it all the more strange.
The booked journey to Siem Reap was one of a kind, bumpy sandroads and never before seen simplicity of life.
When entering Siem Reap -where Angkor City is situated closely- the view was all the more unbalanced and ‘plastic’. Huge hotels and wealth amidst local poverty.
Angkor Wat is the monument in the Angkor area. Angkor in Sanskrit means Capital and for that period in History, it’s been said it was the biggest city in the world with an approximate of one million people.
Angkor Wat is the biggest religious building on Earth, the building itself is a representation of Mount Meru, a Hindu and Buddhist sacred mountain where all universes come together.
The visit to Angkor city was astounding and meditative, the structure of the city, the situation of the buildings, all was thought of, we’ve biked with much pleasure and awe through this ancient place of the Eastern world.
I referred to it in one of my past articles “Challenges of tourism: Uluru might be closed“, Angkor city is one of those tourist “attractions” which are in danger of the massive stream of tourists which deteriorate the state of the buildings.
Here’s where the conflict is, on the one side, a money stream is created, on the other side, this short term focus will destroy the entity which creates the money stream. Hopefully a solution is found for this amazing place.
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