Somadevi Angkor Hotel

... water into our clothes every hour.  We eventually finished our tour of Angkor Thom and went to check-in to our hotel, the Somadevi Angkor Hotel.  Our room is nice and large, with a balcony deck overlooking the pool.  We had lunch at a ...

... sure if it was intentional on his part (after all it's been over a week with the crew now)!! After a shorter visit to Angkor Thom city we headed to a local restaurant on site for lunch. Now for those who are familiar with traditional Khmer cooking,  ...

... we managed to pull ourselves out of bed and got dressed to go to Angkor Wat.  We met Kim-san in the hotel lobby, and drove out to Angkor Wat in the dark. We got there around 4:50am and the first rays from the sun had just started to break the ...

... early evening as we still had a big day ahead of us. By 5am Benny, our guide and myself were on the road off to Angkor Watt to get there in time for sunrise.  We were joined by a caravan of similar-minded tourists who swarmed the temple entrance ...

... out the cake in the pictures! Anyway, we're all very tired but still happy and excited. Tomorrow we have a magic day visiting Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm temples - can't wait.  Oh, did we tell you the hotel is fantastic............maybe we've said ...

... . Sheer willpower urged me on and we all left the hotel at 5 to catch the waiting tuk tuks on the 10 km journey to the Angkor National Park. I was breathing in deeply by the time we arrived. The group was dumped and the gate to walk the rest of the way in ...

... the temples stared in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie. With a break for lunch, we returned to march through Angkor Wat, the incredible temple. This place is huge and quite magnificent but it was work to see it all, very hot by ...

... we are beginning to feel very very tired, from the lack of sleep and the constant heat and humidity.  Tomorrow's schedule also doesn't help, since we are planning to wake up at 3:30am to catch the sunrise over Angkor Wat.  Nite-Nite. ...

... our swim! Just joking, most of us managed a quick shower off before hitting the water. Have we mentioned that the hotel is very nice........can't quite remember............ The pool bar, even though a touch underprovisioned, proved a lifesaver again. Ah, ...

... so much. Now, we're fast running out of steam so it's probably just as well that things are winding up! Big news from the hotel front......we've succeeded in running the Germans and French out of town! Not that we were really trying but it is nice to ...

... forged, names exchanged and tears were shed when we left. A totally overwhelming experience really. The bus trip back to the hotel was pretty quiet..........we all enjoyed a moment to reflect on our own priveledged lifestyle in comparison to the one we ...