After an awe inspiring experience in Guatemala’s Tikal, Cambodia’s temples of Angkor were slated to be one of our trip’s primary highlights. After 2 days on sight so far i can definitely say that my expectations have been fully exceeded.
We started our day with a sunrise tour of the Angkor Wat. As the worlds largest religious building it’s the crown jewel of a trip to the area. While you might think that you’d be alone showing up 5:30 am at a temple in the middle of jungle, we were joined by thousands (seriously) of Japanese, Chinese and Korean tourist. Everyone was equipped with fancy cameras and trip-pods to get dramatic images of the sun rising over the temple. Needless to say I was no different.
While most travelers I’ve met spend about 2 days visiting the key temple ruins, there’s definitely enough ruins and ancient buildings to keep someone like me occupied for at-least a week. While we spent our first 2 days getting up at 4:30 am to be at temples for sunrise, today we are taking it easy to have a proper breakfast and update the blog before heading out to the complex.
I’ve been truly amazed at the beauty of the architecture that I’ve seen so far. Perhaps it’s underestimating the ingenuity of previous societies or how the modern world has lacked the inspiration of those before us. Regardless there’s something special in Angkor. I’m sure those thousands of other Angkor tourist would agree.
WoW!!!! what an experience you seem to be having. Seems you did your travel homework, and good thing you did. Looking forward to the next submission. The pics are amazing