BarclAysia Day 9: Angkor Wat
(posted by Emily) 27 December 2014 Siem Reap, Cambodia Step Count: Rick's phone has decided to stop turning on, so no more step counts this trip :-/ Saturday morning came particularly early for us. Seeing the sun rise over Angkor Wat is one of the "must-do" activities when visiting Siem Reap, so we were up at 4:30, ready to meet our driver, Mr. Kim, at 5am. He was ready and waiting for us, with a cooler of water (standard procedure for a day tuk tuk hire) and we were off to Angkor. I was very grateful we had bought our passes early--the ticket gates open at 5am, but the park doesn't officially open until 5:30. The queue was already very deep when we were arriving, but we got to drive right past by showing our tickets. It was fascinating to see the crowds going in to the main temple area. Most groups had flashlights, and there were so many stars in the sky. The standard spot to watch the sun rise is off to the left of the temple, where the refle...