Siem Reap, Cambodia-
The road here was just as bad as all the travel authorities said it was: across the Cambodian border from Thailand the highway begins as deceptively smooth asphalt and degenerates into red dust pock-marked with craters and hundreds of incomplete bridges that require short detours of the bumpier persuasion. We did it in a share-taxi from the border and I can not imagine doing in a large (and more expensive) bus, as many get scammed into. Despite its unabashed dilapidation, the views from either side of our car were stunning. The red dust, blue sky and green-brown vegetation projected stretched for miles, at times seeming desolate, others having a quiet dignity.
In the morning we departed for the Angkor Wat temple complex. I have nothing really to say on the matter other than wow, and that you should do it yourself. There are dozens of temples, and even with our own tuk-tuk driver taking us around and a very ambitious plan there was still much we could have enjoyed. For the most part, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, although, as usual, they do not do anything justice. I will point out that in the midst of spectacular views, I got to feed a couple of elephants, and let me tell you, it was amazing.
The road here was just as bad as all the travel authorities said it was: across the Cambodian border from Thailand the highway begins as deceptively smooth asphalt and degenerates into red dust pock-marked with craters and hundreds of incomplete bridges that require short detours of the bumpier persuasion. We did it in a share-taxi from the border and I can not imagine doing in a large (and more expensive) bus, as many get scammed into. Despite its unabashed dilapidation, the views from either side of our car were stunning. The red dust, blue sky and green-brown vegetation projected stretched for miles, at times seeming desolate, others having a quiet dignity.
In the morning we departed for the Angkor Wat temple complex. I have nothing really to say on the matter other than wow, and that you should do it yourself. There are dozens of temples, and even with our own tuk-tuk driver taking us around and a very ambitious plan there was still much we could have enjoyed. For the most part, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, although, as usual, they do not do anything justice. I will point out that in the midst of spectacular views, I got to feed a couple of elephants, and let me tell you, it was amazing.
The view of Angkor Wat from outside the moat.
I know it looks fake but I swear it isn't.
The entrance to Angkor Thom
I'm thinking of getting one
There are so many hundreds more pictures, but I guess you'll have to wait for more of them.
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