4.30am alarm call and out by 5.15am. Tuk tuk to Angkor Wat the most famous and most photographed temple in Cambodia. The sunrise was fast and beautiful which meant that we were in the temple long before most sensible human beings. The steps up to the highest point of the temple did take some deep breath requirements and a slow but steady journey down.
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| Canned coffee for 4.30am start |
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| This is a lived in and working temple |
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| Bas-relief detail is astonishing |
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| and this was just one wall of the above |
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| Now these ladies tell a story - reserve of the highest in society |
Onwards to Banteey Srey or the Lady Temple, about 20km away. So different, small in comparison not just in terms of size of temple but doorways and window arches. Surrounded by a moat and the stone of a different hue and colour. Carvings far more intricate and the rain when it came a welcome relief.
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| Difference in detail from Angkor Wat is stark, red sandstone versus limestone and lacerite |
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| Now that is what I call reinforcing! |
Dinner in the evening stretched out with a bottle of 2008 Rose' which was a treat for both and a great temple antidote not that one was really required.
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