Bantey Srey Temple

We recently made our third visit to the ancient temples of Cambodia. The most famous ones by far are Angkor War and Bayon. Everyone loves these temples universally because of their awesome size and multiple carved heads of the Buddha.This trip we visited a new temple called Bantay Srey. It is called the “Pink Temple” because of the pink hue caused by the reddish sandstone used in its construction. Although it was small in size it was great in detail as far as the intricate ornate carvings. It was built for the teacher of one of the kings and is just delightful to visit. Our guide for the week was Sy (lower picture) and he gave us wonderful insight into all of the temples and the people who built them and used them. rick