You can't stand outside one of the Angkor temples for more than a minute before being besieged by sweet, but persistent, kids selling postcards, guidebooks, silk scarves and T-shirts. It is well worth having a supply of sweets to pacify them once you have bought all the postcards you can manage. Ta Prohm was left largely untouched by the archeologists and it is possible to imagine what the 19th Century explorers must have found when they first explored the Angkor sites. Fig, banyan and kapok trees spread their enormous roots around the walls and doorways and in some cases are all that prevent whole buildings from collapsing. The 10th Century temple of Banteay Srei (citidel of the women) is a miniature masterpiece in pink sandstone. Although on a much smaller scale than the other temples the quality and intricacy of the carvings is fantastic. As well as the famous temples described above there are many other sites. These are often much less frequented. We enjoyed the three Roluos temples of Lolei, Preah Ko and Bakong. These very early, brick temples date from the 9th and 10th centuries although there are some additions to Bakong. In two of these there are present day monasteries and the monk's robes add colour to these amazing monuments.