Siem Reap and Angkor Wat

We arrived in Cambodia and had the easiest visa and customs experience ever. It was all so quick. We headed outside and found the tuk tuk the hotel had sent for us.  We had spent a little more on this hotel and man was it worth it. The service was amazing. All the staff from the front desk to the gardener and chef were so friendly and helpful.  

We took a tuk tuk into town and had Cambodian BBQ for dinner, man it was soo good! We then wandered the markets before heading back to the hotel.  Because the hotel was a wee way from the centre of the city they had free tuk tuks into and out of the city.  

The next morning we got up and headed out to Angkor Wat. Wow! That place is amazing! We spent about three hours wandering around different parts, (I'll have to look in the guide book to tell you exactly what we saw, but it was just amazing. One thing that struck both Shaun and I was the squareness on the buildings, the way the doors and windows line up, from right in the centre you can see all the way out through the doors and windows.  We saw monkeys on the side of the road and an elephant procession past one of the temple, it was such a cool experience.  After three hours of going up and down stairs and looking at such amazing sights we were starting to get a bit tired and then down came the rain. Man did it pour! We got back to the tuk tuk without getting too wet. We were ok sitting in the back but if we had tried to go anywhere our poor driver would have been soaked! So we sat for about 15mins then once the rain had eased we headed off to the hot air balloon that rises up over Angkor Wat.  Unfortunately when we got there a lady came out and told it was closed, they were having some problems with it and it wouldn't be fixed for at least a week.  We were both a bit gutted as it was something we were really wanting to do.  In the end we decided to go back to the hotel.we spent the afternoon swimming, having lunch and generally just chilling out. I managed to chat to mum and dad which was really nice.  

We went into town again for dinner and ate at pub street.  Which as the name suggests was full of pubs. We packed up most of our stuff when we got back as the next morning we were being picked up for our bus to Phenom Penh at 7.45

Another good night sleep on the softest mattress we have had on our trip! 

Next stop Phenom Penh.