Indochina Day 14: Ankor sunrise. Khmer's Revenge

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We got up even earlier (0430) to catch the sun rise at Angkor Wat. It was already starting to get light out when we arrived at the entrance of the temple.


Maggie and I in front of the main temple of Angkor Wat at sunrise.

We could see the streams of tourists and tourist guides heading to the one pond known for it's excellent shots of the main temple complex during the sunrise. The place got packed fairly quickly, but there were still many spots to get a good shot of the temple.

The throng of tourists watching the sun rise.

Because of the jungle cover, we had to wait quite some time before the sun's disk was visible. Until then, we were able to capture some nice photos of Angkor Wat with the clouds illuminated by the red and yellow hues of the rising sun.

Angkor Wat in the sunrise.

We stood there watching the sun rise for abouth an hour before having a boxed breakfast that we got from the hotel. Since we had already explored the temple, we left Angkor Wat to visit Preah Khan, Ta Som, East Mebon, and Banteay Srey.

One of the gigantic trees growing on top of the rear of the temple at Preah Khan.

We were also supposed to go to Banteay Kdei but I started feeling pretty bad at lunch and we cut the tour short.

Maggie and I at the back of Banteay Srey as we were leaving the temple.

I tried to sleep it off in the afternoon but ended up being sick and making a bit of mess in the bathroom. I felt better afterward, but I think I will take it easy on food for the next little while. I have been eating quite a bit up until then.

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