Wednesday, December 27, 2006
22 December, 2006
We had to wake up at 4h15 am which was not pleasant at all! Dy, our tuk tuk driver was waiting for us at 5 am and off we went to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat. When we arrived it was still dark and we waited and waited until finally the sun started to peer over the building across the lake. The morning air was crisp and cool and it was so peaceful. We strolled through Angkor Wat again and it was very quiet at that time of the day – so much better without the crowds. We then did the remainder of the big circuit and saw four or five more temples and buildings which were very peaceful and tranquil. We took some great photos and were ‘templed-out’ so we got back to town and booked our bus for Phnom Penh for the afternoon. The bus would take 6 hrs and so we had a quick lunch before we left and we said good-bye to our Singaporean friends. The journey wasn’t too bad, another local bus, but we were so exhausted that we slept most of the way. My body feels out of synch and so unbalanced, eating at strange hours and the wrong foods half the time. We need to get back on track and get some kind of routine going. It is really tough being on vacation and we are taking strain. We arrived in Phnom Penh at about 20h30 and had to search for accommodation which took about one hour to find the right place. We found a hotel along the river and it was clean. We actually had a proper – looking shower but there was only a trickle that came out so that was the end of that excitement.The city is quite large and there are many restaurants and bars. We had a late dinner- decided to go for Thai – and it was excellent.
We had to wake up at 4h15 am which was not pleasant at all! Dy, our tuk tuk driver was waiting for us at 5 am and off we went to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat. When we arrived it was still dark and we waited and waited until finally the sun started to peer over the building across the lake. The morning air was crisp and cool and it was so peaceful. We strolled through Angkor Wat again and it was very quiet at that time of the day – so much better without the crowds. We then did the remainder of the big circuit and saw four or five more temples and buildings which were very peaceful and tranquil. We took some great photos and were ‘templed-out’ so we got back to town and booked our bus for Phnom Penh for the afternoon. The bus would take 6 hrs and so we had a quick lunch before we left and we said good-bye to our Singaporean friends. The journey wasn’t too bad, another local bus, but we were so exhausted that we slept most of the way. My body feels out of synch and so unbalanced, eating at strange hours and the wrong foods half the time. We need to get back on track and get some kind of routine going. It is really tough being on vacation and we are taking strain. We arrived in Phnom Penh at about 20h30 and had to search for accommodation which took about one hour to find the right place. We found a hotel along the river and it was clean. We actually had a proper – looking shower but there was only a trickle that came out so that was the end of that excitement.The city is quite large and there are many restaurants and bars. We had a late dinner- decided to go for Thai – and it was excellent.
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