Prasat Kravan was our final temple of the day. It’s probably also the smallest temple we saw. The sandstone structure was completed in the early 10^th century under King Harshavarman I. While Harshavarman was ruling at Angkor, his uncle set up a rival kingdom nearby. His uncle became Jayavarman IV, so I guess he won the contest.

This temple was interesting to me because the coloring was so different from the others – the stones were much more ruddy than the other temples we saw that day. There was also a fascinating sculpture of Hindu deities inside one of the five “rooms” in the temple. This temple had a huge group of kids selling postcards and whistles as well. One girl in particular was not taking “no” for an answer, so ST got her nephews whistles. I also bought 10 postcards for $1. There are signs along the temple route that say not to buy anything from the kids, but our tuk-tuk driver said it was OK here.

After the last temple, our tuk-tuk driver took us back to our hotel so we could get cleaned up. He came back a couple hours later to take us to the airport – we’d booked a late-night flight back to Bangkok.

The Siem Reap airport is interesting – like most small airports, they don’t open check-in until a couple hours before each flight, so we had a little time to kill. There was also quite a bit of decorative art throughout the airport, and the place seemed brand-new. There was a little food court where we got some dinner before boarding our flight back to Thailand. Overall our visit to Cambodia was action-packed and fascinating. If you get the chance to go, definitely do it. It’s worth the effort.

Title quote: Meaning of “Trailokyanatha,” the form of Vishnu, and “Tribehuvaneshvara,” the form of Shiva worshipped at Prasat Kravan