August 6th: Angkor Again

"Ta Phrom"

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Cambodia Picture by esilbert
Travel story: August 6th: Angkor Again

Christine and I woke up again at 4:30 to watch the sunrise over the jungle of northwestern Cambodia, this time at the Bakheng. Usually the temple is packed and there are elephants that cost $10 to ride up the mountain, because it's so steep. But it was just Christine and I, in the dark, climbing a giant hill with roots and rocks, as the unbelievably red sky held us up from behind. Once you climb the hill you arrive at a terrace area where the temple rises up in front of you, with... More