It slowly got lighter but, no sun. According to our tour guide the sun drank too much the night before and was still drunk. Oh well it was fun to be there so early in the morning and have it slowly revealed to us.
Then it was back to the hotel for breakfast and much needed coffee.
Angkor Wat means 'city temple'. It was built in the early 12th century for the King of Cambodia. It has become a symbol of Cambodia and is on their flag. It is surrounded by a moat that's 2.2 miles. Nothing in the city can be built taller than Angkor Wat. They even named a beer after it.
There are a lot of temples on the grounds where Angkor Wat sits. We went to a handful of them. They're so spread out buses had to drive us around.
Our tour guides were pretty great. They were really knowledgeable but also loved to laugh at their own jokes.
They love saying 'No money, no honey, no baby.' No money, no honey is said a lot here but they added their own touch.
I don't know that they actually have a problem with Korea as a country but they told us we would stay away from the Korean tour groups. Their big complaints were that they are rude, they don't move out of the way, they bring their own tour guides, and stay in Korean hotels. It's hard for them to comprehend why they would come all the way to Cambodia and not embrace the Cambodian ways or spend money where it counts in this poor country. Makes sense to me. Isn't that why you travel to a new country?
Needless to say, it was amazing to see Angkor Wat.
On the way home we stopped to see Beng Mealea. It is a temple in ruins that was built to the same floor plan as Angkor Wat but much smaller. I felt like I was back on the set of Transformers 3 - only these slabs of concrete were real. You are free to just explore and basically walk where ever you want.
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