Today we are visiting a special little place.
We got up super early at five in the morning and check it out this is where we are - Angkor
Wat, Cambodia!
We are inside Angkor Wat and this is the largest religious structure in the whole world.
This is my very first time visiting Angkor Wat but Sam over here has been to this place
a whopping four times.
World traveler much?
How is your forth time here different from you the first, second and third?
Tell us!
Well the temples are certainly still as impressive as ever but there are so many more tourists
here than when I first came.
I would say it has tripled or quadrupled or maybe even more than that.
It is just unbelievable how people are sharing the experience.
This is actually a Hindu temple that was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu and the temple was
built by a Cambodian King who helped unify the country and to also spread the Khmer influence
across Southeast Asia.
One of the most impressive things about this temple here is actually the massive moat that
surrounds it.
It is one of the first things you notice as you're coming up to the temple.
There are several options for booking tickets to visit the temples of Angkor.
We went with the three day option and that was $40 USD dollars but you can also go with
the one day option, two day option or if you really love temples the seven days.
I would image that is quite pricey.
A good time to come to Angkor Wat is actually right at lunchtime because a lot of the tours,
buses and tourists are out having lunch or at that point in the day temple-d out, which
means they are really hot, tired and sort of seen enough temples for the day.
If you want and alternative time to come definitely consider coming around between 12 and 1:30.
Coming back for the forth time was amazing.
I never get tired of this place but one funny observation I have is that I noticed that
any family's dragging along their children really didn't seem to be enjoy this as much.
They were just dragging their feet.
I think it has a lot to do with the heat and humidity outside right now.
It is really really hard to be walking around and not sweating profusely.
I really enjoyed getting up early and coming to watch the sunrise at Angkor Wat.
I thought that maybe the experience wouldn't feel special because there are literally hundreds
of people also here at that time of day but it felt like we were sharing the moment together,
so I really enjoyed it.