Three Day Wonder

Wow, wow, wow - we have spent three days with our very own tuk tuk driver visiting the Temples of Angkor. Words cannot describe how I felt when we rounded the corner and saw the beautiful Angkor Wat from across the moat.  I read about Angkor Wat when I was about 8 years old and have wanted to see it ever since.  Well let me tell you I've been there.

I had wanted it to be the finale but actually it was our first of about 25 temples in total and it is sad to say, but very true, that you get a little temple weary.  Angkor Wat is without doubt the most impressive of the temples but Ta Prohm was fascinating.  It is the temple least cleared of the jungle and there are huge trees whose multiple roots grown into the stones. The trees are unbelievably tall.  Ta Prohm was the temple used in the Tomb Raider film.

On day 2 we saw the sun set from the top of Banteay Kdei at the advice of Ohn a little girl we met at the top of another temple.  I bought some lovely little fishes from her, yes... I looked  into her eyes.

Day 3 saw us visiting Banteay Srei which in terms of carvings is the most beautiful temple.  We also visited the River of 1000 Lingas.  A carved river bed 2km up a hill in the jungle.  I shared my lovely picnic lunch of fruit salad with 4 lovely little Cambodian children at the top.  It was ok, they weren't selling anything.