Chapter four: the lost-and-found temples of Angkor

I must say this trip to Angkor was much expected, as it is going to be about the only one we will be able make due to the 6-day-schedule and the bad road conditions during the rainy season. As you can imagine, expectations were high, but luckily the temples didn’t let us down.

After a long trip of almost 6 hours by taxi and bus, we finally got to Siem Reap, where we rediscovered the joys of civilization: air-conditioned, warm shower, automatic flush! The following day we woke up to start our tuk-tuk tour of temples with a greyish weather, which, for once, I welcomed since it made the heat less intense. Apart from loosing some money and my 3-day-pass, the visit was great and all the details in the temples amazed me, with a feeling of “I never thought I would see this first hand” following me everywhere.


The second day we woke up early –and when I say early, I mean early, 4h30 am- to see the sunrise over Angkor Wat. Although, as always, there were many Japanese tourists, I was able to find a quiet spot and enjoy the incredible panorama as the sun was starting a new day.



We then continued the tour, with amazing sites such as Bayon and its hundreds of happy Buddha faces, and the following day we ended our tour with a temple built by women, Banteay Srei, and a river carved with shrines to bless the water. I could go on and on about these temples, but the beauty was more than words can express, so I hope you can imagine it through the pictures.

Anyway, they say good things always come to an end, so I am back to Sampov Loun, with daily life as before, so I better get back to my cleaning labours!

More next week. And more pictures coming when I'll get internet again!