Today my moto-driver took me on the "Grand" tour of temples in the area, plus 2 out of the way spots, 1000 Lingas & Bantay Shrei. The former includes 100s of lingas carved into a small river bed that culminates into a fountain and is remote from the main temple site (30 km or so out of the way). The latter is the best example of intriciately detailed carvings done in Khymer Hindu temples. It's a Shiva temple with amazing attention to detail and Hindu storytelling on the shrine walls.
Pre Rup had to be my favorite temple on the circuit today. I spent a lot of time there, great elephant statues on the corners of each temple layer and commanding brick structure soaring into the sky. The Khymer were indeed masterful Hindu/Buddhist artisans.
I've decided to forgoe Roulos group tomorrow. It's a set of ruins pre-dating the Angkor constructions all Hindu built between 700-900 CE I believe, I'd rather just rent a $2 bike and hang out among my "favorite hits" in the main temple complex about 10 km from town.
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