'The beginning was boring, but the rest was interesting. And the rest are arriving later.'

That was the initial thought as I waited at the gate at BKK Airport. After all that drama. Or should I say trauma?

Well, every moment had something... to cherish, to laugh about, tense ones included!

National Museum of Cambodia


On entering the premises, I saw this really 'cute' Ganesha, with a really huge potbelly!


CU of the Ganesha



The facade of the building below makes it very imposing. Khmer buildings are primarily made of sandstone.



I really like ancient Khmer architecture, colossal and imposing as they are.


As we weren't allowed to photograph anything on the inside, I finally laid my camera to rest and headed in. The museum houses ancient Khmer cultural material that includes ceramics, bronze, wooden and stone sculptures. Easily apprehendable was the fact that Shiva and Vishnu were favorites in this part of the world too, mainly due to the religious invasions.

We spent almost 2 hours in there, sat by the ponds to watch school kids feed the fishies and then headed down to the nearby Royal Palace!