Our alarm went off at 3.30am, not what we needed after the last
couple of days of travelling, but there was a good reason for it..today
we were gong to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat.
To be totally
honest, all I knew about Angkor Wat was what I had read in the Lonely
Planet book. We had arranged for a tuktuk driver fro the hostel to take
us around Angkor for the day, it cost just $5. Our driver was late
getting out of bed and we were worried we might miss the sunrise..we
jumped into his tuktuk and he put his foot to the floor, or what ever it
is you do to make a tuktuk go fast! We were there in plently of time.
It cost $20 for a day pass, $20 is a hell of allot of money in
Cambodia, I thought 'this must be good if it costs that much!'.
We headed to the main temple to watch the sunrise, it was a strange
feeling, there were 100's if not 1000's of people there, it was dark and
almost silent...you dont find yourself in situations like that to
often! When the sun had risen we explored the temple. I should of done
more research before we went as I didnt really understand
the significance of where I was and what I was looking at. As the day
went on I listened, read the info boards and became allot more
interested. I found myself with lots of questions going round my head. I
planned to find out more about this place and return one day to see
more.
I will do an blog about Angkor Wat, where we went in what order etc.
After Angkor we went back to our hostel, our tuktuk broke down on the
way and the driver had to phone a friend to come and collect us!
When
we arrived back to the Tom and Jerry Hostel we booked our tickets for
the 6.30am
river boat to Phnom Pehn for the followng day. We showered and
changed, the other two had a nap but I couldnt sleep so I sorted out my
backpack and plucked my eye brows! Later that evening we went to the
night market, we got a tuktuk down there but it wasnt very far. The
night market was ace! The poeple were so friendly and funny and we
bought some cool things to take home. We got another foot massage which
was awsome again, she even put a plaster on a blister I had gotton from
my flipflops! At the far end of the market there are a couple of bars
and places to eat, we got some food and had a few beers. We decided to
walk back to the hostel, it took about 30 mins, we stopped at a store on
the way to get some bottles of water. The Tom and Jerry Hostel is down
a small side street, about 500 yards from the main road, we felt safe
walking down there at night, although I wouldnt of wanted to do it
alone. It had been a long day and after getting back to the hostel it
wasnt long before we were all ready to sleep, alarm was set for 5am.
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