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At last! Jeff and I had reached the apex of our journey, Siem Reap, home to the famous Angkor Wat. Among all the places to go in Southeast Asia, visiting Angkor Wat was at the top of my to-see list. Angkor Wat lived up to all my expectations with its beauty and grandeur. Others may disagree with my opinion, in fact I am sure many do, due to the influx of tourists and expectations too high. I guess Jeff and I timed it right, meeting little crowds and felt as if we were the few lucky people to wander in and around these temples. Angkor Wat was spectacular. Definitely ranks up there, if not surpassing the temples of Ayutthaya, the Vatican, and the temples of Kyoto.
Angkor What? Angkor Wat!
Casey Lary2007-04-21 23:36:46
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At last! Jeff and I had reached the apex of our journey, Siem Reap, home to the famous Angkor Wat. Among all the places to go in Southeast Asia, visiting Angkor Wat was at the top of my to-see list. Angkor Wat lived up to all my expectations with its beauty and grandeur. Others may disagree with my opinion, in fact I am sure many do, due to the influx of tourists and expectations too high. I guess Jeff and I timed it right, meeting little crowds and felt as if we were the few lucky people to wander in and around these temples. Angkor Wat was spectacular. Definitely ranks up there, if not surpassing the temples of Ayutthaya, the Vatican, and the temples of Kyoto.
Our journey began early on New Year's day. We zipped over to the famous Russian Market in search of knock-off Manolo Blahniks and the famous scarves called "krama" worn by all the locals. The actual name of the market is Psar Tuol Tom Pong. Now that's a mouthful- probably why it got nicknamed the Russian Market instead. No Blahniks were found, yet plenty of scarves, dvds, purses, and more fake sunglasses were added my collection. Due to our shopping spree we almost missed our bus! The headache I was incurring was making me regret the bottle of champagne we ordred at 2 am the night before. We met back up with the Aussies and Kiwis and were headed on our way up to Siem Reap- the Mekong Family was extending the travel adventure together into Cambodia. This 5-and-a-half hour bus ride was similar to all of our bus rides in Asia- speeding, swerving to miss pedestrians and other vehicles, and the horn going off every few seconds to prevent any real slumber. Definitely the equivalent to 'Mr. Toad's Wild Ride' found at Disneyland. Yet, this time, to my dismay/fortune (depends on how you look at it) I had the hot seat. I was in the last row in the middle seat, allowing me to see everything that the driver was looking at. It was not a pretty picture. Every few minutes I found myself cringing and thinking
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