Day six - Angkor Wat

Hi everyone it's Steph Runciman,
What a day we have had! Those who chose to rise at the bright and early time of 4 am went to see the sun rise over Angkor Wat, while Dave stayed at the hotel on his old Samsung flip phone.
The early risers which included myself were rewarded with a stunning Angkor Wat that had the sun rise over the historical temple.

We then returned to Angkor Wat later that day with the rest of the group to explore 3 temples that included Bayon, Ta Promh and finally the Angkor Wat. Each temple was unique in its own right with its own history. The temples are deceptively large and each time you enter a new part you stumble upon a new statue or a new path leading to another area. You could spend hours upon hours in each temple, as some of us did. The temples are laced with steps, every part you went into there were steps that seemed endless and after the second temple everyone was sick of climbing.

After a lunch break we started our walk to Angkor Wat which was extremely beautiful. We spent around 3 hours exploring, walking through the numerous paths and levels often stumbling upon different ruins. After walking about 12km or so for the day, it was time to head back to the hotel for some much needed rest so we could be ready for the 6:30 am boat ride to Phnom Penh tomorrow.
The Angkor Wat temples are as equally intriguing as they are beautiful and they have been the highlight of my trip so far.

See you soon!
Steph (Hi mum)