Cambodia (First day of Temples)

We got to our hotel at around noon after an awfully long, bumpy, and hot mini-bus ride.  Our border crossing helper arranged for his brother to be our tuk tuk driver, and after quickly changing we set out with him to see some temples.

Angkor Thom

The temples we saw the first day were the ones in the Angkor Thom complex, which was the last capitol city of the Khmer Empire.  In the Angkor Thom temple complex we visited Bayon, Bapoon, Terrace of the Elephants, and Thomonun.  Words cannot describe how beautiful the sites were.  I also managed to snag a pretty cool souvenir for my sister here.

As always, click to enlarge.

At the end of the day we climbed to the top of Bakheng mountain to see the sunset.  Once we saw the ridiculous lineup to get inside the temple to see the sunset, we turned right around.

So instead, here is a picture of that sunset that I did not take and was not there for.  Enjoy!

More to come!

Lots of love,

Kelsey