siem reap sweating!
…and to think that we left Brisbane because of the heat!!!
After enduring 36° in KL yesterday we have sweltered through something similar today in Siem Reap. Have found a quaint little guesthouse in the old part of town. After a cold shower (which made no difference to my temperature) and with a couple of ice cold Angkor beers under our belt we ventured out to to the famed Wat for sunset.
For once I wasn’t disappointed with a hyped up tourist attraction. It is truly an awe inspiring place. There is a definite power which comes from a combination of the appearance of the stone, the setting, and the sense of scale and balance in the design.
We have a three day pass for the area and a tuk-tuk driver lined up so will be exploring the rest of the Angkor complex as well as revisiting Angkor Wat provided we can get up early enough to beat the heat.