I think it was a pretty crazy idea, waking up at 4.30 in the morning, get on a bike and go to Angkor Wat to see the sunrise. I was convinced by Annemiek and Kim that stayed in the same hotel to do it...I guess being Dutch makes us want to cycle anywhere at anytime...right? This once in a lifetime activity did unfortunately not pay off completely as it was cloudy that morning and the sun didn't show it's face!
Anyways, while Dilek was still asleep (she had some meeting at the school so couldn't join us), we started exploring this amazing complex of temples and ruins from the Khmer period. The city of Angkor was built over 600 years and is surrounded by forests and at some places the forest even took back it's land. This is very visible in the Ta Prohm where trees merged with the temple structure, that is so cool to see. And maybe even cooler - at least for all the Chinese tourists - Angelina Jolie was here for Tomb Raider. Other highlights are Angkor Wat - the biggest temple complex in the world, Angkor Thom with the Bayon temple, and Preah Khan. A nice fact to know is that during the Khmer period, about 1,000,000 people lived here while in London this was about 50,000...
I believe we cycled at least about 20 km this day not to mention the trails we did by foot. After 8 hours of exploring we called it a day and cycled all the way back to Siem Reap, full of impressions. Definitely the best sight of Cambodia !!
Anyways, while Dilek was still asleep (she had some meeting at the school so couldn't join us), we started exploring this amazing complex of temples and ruins from the Khmer period. The city of Angkor was built over 600 years and is surrounded by forests and at some places the forest even took back it's land. This is very visible in the Ta Prohm where trees merged with the temple structure, that is so cool to see. And maybe even cooler - at least for all the Chinese tourists - Angelina Jolie was here for Tomb Raider. Other highlights are Angkor Wat - the biggest temple complex in the world, Angkor Thom with the Bayon temple, and Preah Khan. A nice fact to know is that during the Khmer period, about 1,000,000 people lived here while in London this was about 50,000...
I believe we cycled at least about 20 km this day not to mention the trails we did by foot. After 8 hours of exploring we called it a day and cycled all the way back to Siem Reap, full of impressions. Definitely the best sight of Cambodia !!
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