The Angkor Wat complex doesn’t disappoint. The day came together well, I drank water, I remembered my sun umbrella, no hassles.

And I took over 300 pictures lol. I may have to buy another memory card.

Over 2 million visitors a year means things are organized, kinda. The Cambodian people who work there are serious about protecting the artifacts, but also are able to leave you alone to enjoy yourself. I didnt see anyone stealing rocks or vandalizing anything.  Since the site is so big, random ticket checks happen a lot. Cambodians can go for free. Any foreigners are fair game.

Strangely, no bathrooms exist. You have to buy something at a shop or pay a restaurant to use theirs. That’s my only gripe.

The sightseeing day starts at 4:30 when your driver picks you up. The ticket office opens at 5. The gates open at 5:30 for sunrise. It’s kind of a lot of hurry up and  wait. But it’s worth it to be there in the cool part of the day. 

In the temple, a third level is open some days. Today I was lucky. I watched a line forming and just joined it. It wasted a few minutes, but I can go back on another day if I want.

So I just looked at stuff until the sun chased me to my tuk tuk, and then moved on. Each stop is about 10 minutes apart, so that was enough resting.

At 11, I’d had enough. There’s much more to see another day.

Tomorrow I go on a sunset circuit of a few temples. 

Goodnight everyone 

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