{"id":17992,"date":"2019-02-24T11:08:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T16:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wohutravels.us\/?p=17992"},"modified":"2019-03-26T09:42:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:42:21","slug":"day-12-banteay-srei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/?p=17992","title":{"rendered":"Day 12, Banteay Srei"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a nice breakfast we headed toward to Banteay Srei . . .<\/p>\n

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. . our steeds were ready for us . . . and away we went,<\/p>\n

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. . . a Buddha being built in a village we biked through . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . which also had one of the many donated water source building projects we have seen along on our biking adventure. Bringing clean water to the rural area.<\/p>\n

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Happy to see us . . . or hungry!!!<\/p>\n

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Many of the animal and human statues and paintings show heads with three sides. Snakes can have many more heads heads!!!<\/p>\n

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Oh . . . it’s those guys again!!!<\/p>\n

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We are starting to see a few rice fields again today . . .<\/p>\n

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As we stop for a break . . .<\/p>\n

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Nak . . . got nostalgic. This might seem like just another local road along a lake . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . but it is very close to where Nak’s family homestead is and he helped build this road years ago . . .<\/p>\n

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. . .when he was a young child.<\/p>\n

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The Wisconsin contingent . . .<\/p>\n

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bikes are holding up GREAT. No flat tires yet!!<\/p>\n

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. . . oh yeah, it was hot in the sun!!!<\/p>\n

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. . . so off we went down the red road.<\/p>\n

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There is lots of construction in the rural areas, most being done with hand tools including mixing cement in a trough, by hand with a shovel . . .<\/p>\n

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Yes, back on the asphalt!!!<\/p>\n

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Not sure what was grown here but no irrigation involved!!!<\/p>\n

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Soon . . LUNCH!!!\u00a0 \u00a0 OUT of the sun it was very pleasant\u00a0 . . .<\/p>\n

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. . and yes, a lovely tofu salad!!!<\/p>\n

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There are not only huge Buddha statues in pagodas, temples and along the road. Many homes and businesses have one on site too . . . as did our restaurant did . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . and people always make offerings, usually food. Maybe that’s why Buddha is mostly represented as a ‘rotund’??<\/p>\n

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This was a great lunch spot and must be ‘on the list’ of approved stops. New flush toilet building with ‘western style toilets’!!!!<\/p>\n

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Soon we were at the temple . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . which was very well preserved . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . and no crowds to share it with!!!<\/p>\n

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But there was interesting statuary . .<\/p>\n

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. . . with intricate designs.<\/p>\n

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. . . and if you were hungry, how about some fruit!!!<\/p>\n

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We were soon back on the road with about 15 miles to our pick up spot. Here, I am stepping on the remains of some type lizard . . . and wearing a lot of the ‘red road’ on my sweaty calves!!!<\/p>\n

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Soon our ride for the day was done. We loaded the bikes in the van and headed back to Siem Reap . . . and 50 cent beers, again!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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