Ok, so after our 23 miles rear-end torture, I mean "bike ride," through the temples the other day, we decided our day two would be with a tuk tuk. Our goal was to get there early enough to get a good spot for the sunrise. So leaving at 4:45 am, and with the help of our fast driver, we stationed ourselves at the edge one of the pools outside of Angkor Wat.
You think that looks peaceful?? Not! I almost got more trampled here than at a rock concert.
Escaping the crowd and bodily harm, we go inside Angkor Wat and get in line to see the temple. The gal in front of us was from Portland, and we chatted while we shuffled to the front. Once there, we were told that scarves don't count as clothing, so my tank top and her shorts weren't appropriate. Gah! I send Mark with the camera again while the girl and I go pout on the side. While we're there sitting, a different park employee commented that we could just trade articles of clothing. Ding! I didn't care about going up and in since Mark was there taking pictures, but the girl was traveling solo. A quick wrap of the scarves, a yoink off of my skirt, and Portland girl has a lovely new outfit! I sat enjoying the shade and waited for Mark and the girl to come back.
A funny side story, but here's what Mark saw:
The water on the right edge is where we spent our sunrise.
After another quick change, we waved goodbye to the girl and jumped in the tuk tuk to take us to Ta Prohm, also known as the Tomb Raider temple since that's where part of it was filmed.
While it was very cool to see all of the trees taking over, there was a lot of construction/restoration going on, as well huge crowds. Worth a look, but prepare yourself!
Next, to Pre Rup...
Final stop was Bayon, temple of a million faces. Can you see them all?
We called it quits after this stop due to temple fatigue and being out for 8 hours.
Nap time!
Zzzzzz
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