Siem Reap -Angkor

Today is our last day in Siem Reap! We have been doing some touristy stuff after school each day so have seen a lot of the city but there are a few things I wanted to do before I leave. Here are some of the things we did so far...

-Prasat Bakong
-Chong Kneas-Floating Village
-Phnom Krom
-Pub Street and Night Market
-Landmine Museum (CNN hero Aki's work)
-Apsara show and dinner

The last thing I wanted to see was the sunrise and sunset over Angkor, so today, we did just that. Woke up at 4:30 am to head to Angkor Wat for the sunrise. It was cloudy so we didn't get a great show, but still beautiful. We spent the afternoon at the Cambodian Cultural village, where we saw shows of how Cambodia was like back in the days and even witnessed a wedding (fake that is). Afterwards, we headed out to Phnom Bakeng for the sunset over Angkor-amazing! And last but not least, we did as the locals do and had an evening meal roadside on Road 60. As you can imagine, we were exhausted after this!

Our week stay in Siem Reap was great and I'm glad we got to do things in a somewhat leisurely pace. We had a designated tuk-tuk driver from Seven Candles take us everywhere and also waited while we visited the ruins so that was great. He was a great guy!

There are so many stories to tell of the people we met that I can't possibly write it down, but everyone was very genuine and I enjoyed their company. I forgot to mention, we played the Khmer card and got in free to all the temples and ruins as well as discounted rates around town! Score!

Au-kunn Angkor!