Angkor Day2

Today we were up before dawn again, this time to watch the sunrise at the Bayon temple (the one with all the faces) at Angkor Thom. We were happy to find that yet again, we had the place to ourselves for a while, apart from a few hundred bats zipping around above us (they live in temple towers)!

After exploring Central Angkor Thom for a few hours, we checked out the famous Angkor Wat. By that point in the morning, though, it was getting very hot and the lighting wasn't any good for photos (the sun made it all look very 'washed out). So tomorrow we're going to go for a proper visit in the early morning. Unfortunately the central tower is currently under restoration (and has been for a while!) and the scaffolding and green shade cloth they have covering part of it makes Angkor Wat not so photogenic! It's also sad that you can no longer climb the very steep stairs to the top of the central tower; it's closed off to tourists because people kept slipping and hurting themselves!

We are really enjoying Siem Reap; it's the most beautiful place we've been in Cambodia, probably because it's the biggest tourist spot. We are lucky enough to be staying in an actual hotel here as a Christmas present from Mum, and upon arrival we were upgraded to an executive suite; very flash indeed! It's going to be hard to go back to our usual $5-$10/night accommodation!

Adding a separate slideshow on the left for our Angkor photos (you can click the slideshow to be taken to the actual albums, where you can see the photos in full size).

Amiee x