The morning of Day 1: Wasting no time, we had a 4:15 wake up call this morning to hop on a tuk-tuk and go see Angkor Wat at sunrise. We were already wide awake at 3 a.m. ... for once the time change/jet lag thing worked in our favor! Sunrise, the temple silhouette, the crescent moon, the rays of sun beaming above. All of it was out-of-this-world amazing. Our tuk-tuk driver Ngon (prounounced "noon") brought us back to the Firefly guesthouse for breakfast (town is only a few kilometers from Angkor). Then back to the reserve to check out the "short tour" which lasted until the hike to see sunset at the top of Phnom Bakheng temple. Cost: $16. (The 3-day park pass was $40). I think we sort of love it here...
Just can't get over how incredible and beautiful this is
Crescent moon right above the temple.
Blooming lilypads
Sunrise rays.
I posted this on Facebook and Jane said I look like a photojournalist. :))
Charles taking a sunrise photo
The colors just don't come through in photos
Interior entrance to Angkor Wat
Firefly guesthouse, $15 a night w/ wifi, breakfast. A 20-minute ride to Angkor Wat
...and a cool rooftop restaurant/bar too
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