Tomb Raider

Trip Start Feb 21, 2008
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Trip End Mar 18, 2008


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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Siam Reap is lovely, the hotel is lovely, the people are lovely. It's just what we needed after our few days of travelling and boats and dodgy tours and hotels. Last night we went out for cocktails and dinner and really relaxed. The today we got up early and went to some of the tombs. We have hired a tuk tuk which is like a little carriage towed by a moto and our driver is called Sukry but his nickname is Sugar and he is lovely.

We went to Prah Thom which is where some of Tomb Raider was made. It is totally overgrown by trees that they can't remove or it will all crumble and it's really beautiful. We were lucky we got there early because it got really packed after a while. Then we stopped at another temple which was a bit daunting beacuse it was a pyramid type on with loads of really steep steps (you had to climb using your hands). Ao we thought we'd give it a go, get in a bit of practice for Angkor Wat. It was so scary! I got up to the second level but the girls wouldn't come so I didn't want to go any further in case I got stuch and I had noone with me (I know, the bravery) Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom
 . Also when I realised I had to climb back down it kind of coloured my decision (down was worse).

Then we went to Angkor Thom which was an ancient city with palaces and temples. One of the temples has loads of heads carved into towers. The place was so amazing we walked all over it for hours. It was frustrating though beacuse I just can't capture it properly on the camera, pictures do not do it justice. We got brave and climbed up a seriously high temple....need to be ready for Angkor Wat tomorrow, I can't come all this way and chicken out! Went back to the hotel and had a much needed swim in the lovely pool...bliss.
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