We've been told if you buy your $40 3-day pass for Angkor Wat after about 4:30pm, you can see the sun go down that night for free. We are up for that bonus. So Savuth comes back around 5pm and we join a mass of humanity at Angkor Tom, climbing the wooden stairs which now cover a lot of the original stone steps, now being loved to death by too many tourists.
The sunset is gorgeous and gives us a taste of what is to come. It's hot and hzy here but the sun is blistering once it comes out. It's been 99 degrees most days I think. We all jostle for a place on the ramparts to see the sun go down behind the temple, somehow I thought we were going to see the reflection of the sun on the temples...My camera does not like shotting into the bright light, a bit different from Hawaii sunsets.
There are hundreds of hotels here, lots of high end ones and plenty of home says and little hostel type places too, something for every budget. There are many backpackers in this part of the world who know how to eat cheaply on the street and sleep for $10 a night. So there are buses and buses of tour groups. This seems daunting until we realize that Savuth is the savviest guide, avoiding all the crowds, entering through different gateways, parking our AC car close to where we start to walk and explore. Ted is using his walking pole, so Savuth is very attentive to make sure he finds the best walking and climbing positions. Ted copes well but the new knee is definitely talking back some of the time! He walks carefully so we are not nervous that he will take a dive on the rocks!
Walking around these cities is something else, very dangerous, the sidealks are under construction or filled with cars and motorbikes so you have to walk in the road, with lights blinding you from the potholes! Definitely not something to be done in your walking-out shoes! I've just about worn out a pair of walking shoes in just over 3 weeks! Hope they last a bit longer.
The sunset is gorgeous and gives us a taste of what is to come. It's hot and hzy here but the sun is blistering once it comes out. It's been 99 degrees most days I think. We all jostle for a place on the ramparts to see the sun go down behind the temple, somehow I thought we were going to see the reflection of the sun on the temples...My camera does not like shotting into the bright light, a bit different from Hawaii sunsets.
There are hundreds of hotels here, lots of high end ones and plenty of home says and little hostel type places too, something for every budget. There are many backpackers in this part of the world who know how to eat cheaply on the street and sleep for $10 a night. So there are buses and buses of tour groups. This seems daunting until we realize that Savuth is the savviest guide, avoiding all the crowds, entering through different gateways, parking our AC car close to where we start to walk and explore. Ted is using his walking pole, so Savuth is very attentive to make sure he finds the best walking and climbing positions. Ted copes well but the new knee is definitely talking back some of the time! He walks carefully so we are not nervous that he will take a dive on the rocks!
Walking around these cities is something else, very dangerous, the sidealks are under construction or filled with cars and motorbikes so you have to walk in the road, with lights blinding you from the potholes! Definitely not something to be done in your walking-out shoes! I've just about worn out a pair of walking shoes in just over 3 weeks! Hope they last a bit longer.
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