Children going home from school ride their bycicles dangerously close to the trucks, motorcycles and cars. 
A path to the Kbal Spean was very picturesque as opposed to the road leading to it. The road was basically firm clay, which turns into mudy slush I reckon during the rainy season. It had so many holes and humps in it that every time our tuk-tuk went over one, we felt like we were being punched into our kidneys.
Kbal Spean - arguably the most fine carvings in the world. What makes these ones unusual as well is that they are carved into the river bank. At first we didn't even notice them because we were looking for them on the big rocks around the river.
Of course there was a waterfall down the stream and of course I couldn't resist getting in it. And please don't mind my underwear. At first water felt a bit cold but once you get in it it was very refreshing. 
It was so hot when we came down from Kbal Spean, which is by they 1.4 km up the mountain, that even cows were looking for some shade sharing it with waiting tuk-tuk drivers. 
Bantey Srei - is one of the oldest temples in Angkor Wat and was built by the Hindu teacher to the king. This temple also has very finely preserved carvings in Hindu style. If only I could appreciate it for its historical value and not its esthetics. Unfortunately, I'm not a history buff and not an artsy type of guy to appreciate in full its meaning.
A few photos of people around Bantey Srei: a girl running around, the girls in uniforms who are present at each temple, but whose exact purpose still eludes me. All they seem to do is chat, talk on the phone and laugh at some jokes. And an older monk and a grandma with her grand-daughter?.
The Khmer scarf left by someone. When they use it the proper way
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