Angkor Temples – Day 4
I can’t believe we decided to get on the bikes today. But we figured if we didn’t at least get on them for a little while we would regret it…
So we went. But we decided to not go very far. I thought I was going to die just going to Angkor Wat which was like 20 minutes away.
But death didn’t come and Angkor Wat was AMAZING! This was the creme de la creme of the Angkor temples. We came shortly after sunrise and everyone was leaving. Apparently everyone comes for sunrise and then takes off for the other temples shortly after.
We attempted to eat a pineapple on the shores of the moat of Angkor Wat for our breakfast but it was kind of nasty so we ditched it and ate the remains of dessert last night – sandwich cookies. Oh well, it would get us through Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat was probably the best-restored and most beautiful from near and far. Not like some of those women that you see from really far away and then you get up close and you’re like – oh my gosh – have you heard of Loreal.
We stayed for a really long time just enjoying the temple and watching the funny monkeys playing around. Because it was beautiful. And we didn’t want to get back on the bikes.
But we did and went to the next one Phnom Bakheng. This is apparently the place to go for sunset since you can see Angkor Wat (it’s set up on this hill). There is quite literally this tiny little spot on the top of the temple where you can see Angkor Wat because of all the trees between the two spots. It baffles me.
After that we were ready to head back. A half day was enough after that crazy day yesterday.
Tags: angkor, Cambodia, RTW Trip
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