What I Would do if I Could have One Question about my Trip Answered

Today, on the thirteenth plane I've been on in the last few weeks, I was attempting to catch up my journal on my day in Siem Reap, Cambodia. That day was mostly spent seeing temples, which was really cool, but one particular thing stood out. I believe this was on the second temple we saw (in Ankor Thom), which was built in the 12th century. Keep that in mind when you look at this:

Yes, my point exactly. What the heck was a dinosaur doing on an ancient temple? I didn't think dinosaurs were discovered yet!

I had many questions about my trip, trust me, like:

- Why is it so hot? How do you people survive here?
- Is there a cat rescue centre for all of these stray cats? Do the locals feed them?
- How is every employee here so nice all the time?
- Can I take all of your stray cats home with me?
... And many more.

However, the puzzle of the dinosaur is still the most pressing. Did these ancient people discover dinosaur bones of a stegosaurus and put it back together to discover what it looked like?

Somehow, I doubt it.

Maybe the king had one as a pet? Maybe one dinosaur secretly remained. One can dream, right?

Maybe one of the artists had a vivid imagination and imagined a creature that happened to look incredibly like a stegosaurus?

Ah, well, I suppose it will remain one of life's greatest mysteries.

-Laura