PRE RUP
A Hindu temple that dates back to the 10th century. Founded not by our favorite Jayaravman VII, but by the King Rajendravarman. The temple’s name probably means "turn the body", which comes from the common belief among Cambodians that funerals were conducted at the temple, with the ashes of the body being ritually rotated in different directions as the service progressed.
The temple hosts many sellers that will relentlessly pursue you trying to sell some of the scarfs or souvenirs. If you decide to climb all the way up, they will not follow you. We are divided on whether it is worth the climb- most people in our group liked it and liked the view, but acknowledged that the stairs are too high and the decent is a little challenging. All in all, this is an interesting temple, but definitively not a must visit in our opinion.
