When people say they are going to Cambodia it’s normally an un-said
assumption that they are also going to Siem Reap to see the beautiful
ruins of Angkor Wat.We were really excited to go to the ruins but at the same time we were a little worried that we had heard and seen so much of it online and in people photos that it would be a little under whelming.
We had been given the perfect plan of attack for this big complex by our friend (which i’ll post for you guys soon). We decided that because we have been traveling so much that just the one day would be the perfect amount of time for us in the complex…we were also warned from many people that unless you are a History graduate studying the building , you will probably be ok just doing the one day.
We payed our tuk tuk driver to take us to pick up our tickets the
evening before from the Angkor Wat offices. This allowed us to see
Angkor Wat while it was quiet (with the added bonus of the beautiful
dusk light as the sun set).The next day we woke up at early o’clock…4am…urrrrr and headed to see the rest of the temples. I am no expert what so ever on the history of the temples but I will say that my favourites were the temple of faces named ‘Bayon’ and the temple made famous from the movies ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Tomb Raider’ called Tah Phrom. Tah Phrom is recognizable because of the tree’s that have been left to grow out and around the buildings making the stone structures more jungle and artifact.
Pictures can’t do this place justice but here are a select few.
The town of Siem Reap itself is like an adult Pleasure Island from Pinocchio. We really liked it and it was a shame we didn’t have more time to spend there. I got to have a drink in ‘Angkor WHAT?’ and drink a Costa coffee (the british style starbucks) so I was a happy camper.
I don’t care what anyone says…this is a dinosaur carved into tha phrom
A great lightning storm in the sky’s of Siem Reap
Small and Tall do Angkor Wat
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