Built between the 9th and 13th centuries, the city of Angkor is one of humankind’s greatest architectural triumphs. After the Cambodian king moved his court from this site in the 1430s,  it was plundered, devastated, and gradually swallowed up by the jungle. Four centuries later,  European explorers were amazed to find Angkor’s astonishingly beautiful and mysterious  structures. When French naturalist Henri Mouhot asked who built them, the Cambodians shrugged, “Who else but giants or the King of the Angels.”  We visited the stunning Angkor Wat temple complex, surveyed its massive towers, carved murals, colonnades, and courtyards that exemplify classic Khmer art and architecture. We also explored Angkor Thom, known for the Bayon Temples and Terrace of the Elephants; and Ta Prohm, which has been largely left as it was found, still engulfed by thick banyan trees. In the evening, we enjoyed a sumptuous spread of Cambodian cuisine and a performance  by the Apsara Tevi Group at Angkor Wat! More.