Cambodia and Angkor Wat

We were out of Thailand and into Cambodia before the end of March. Our first stop after a long and bumpy bus ride from the border was Seam Reap. People are now flocking here by the thousands to see Angkor Wats. You get everybody from the richest of the rich whom can now stay in their choice of amazing 5 star resorts, or you can do it like us! Still plenty of room and places to stay for the humble backpackers.

The wats/temples of Angkor actually cover a huge area, and you need to hire a motorbike or tuk tuk to get around to all of them. We spent 3 days snooping around taking it all in. Now of coarse after being in Asia for nearly 7 months now, you can get a bit desensitized to all these temples (well we were finding anyway), but it just takes little dose of Angkor to bring you right back. Something you really need to see in person, but the pictures still show just how amazing it can be.

This is us on our second day in front of the main wat... Angkor Wat. These are a few of our favorite pictures and not in the order of when we saw them, but of coarse you don't know that!

At the end of our first day we climbed a hill to the temple at the top and relaxed there until sun set.
Then went back into the park before sunrise so we could see the sun break behind Angkor Wat.

The trees that have grown around and over the old structures make it that much more amazing.

For those whom haven't been here; if this reminds you of Tomb Raider, it is because this is where it was filmed.
Along with Angkor - and a great majority of Cambodia for that matter - comes some very cute kids. Many of which speak very good English and are always following you around. For the most part it is because they're either trying to sell you something, or just out right begging for money. This adorable little girl however did neither, but we felt she was so cute it was worthy of a picture while she waited quite patiently on the back of her moms bicycle while her mom collected plastic bottles out of a garbage bin so she could recycle them for a little money...