Day 2, part 1

The second morning we got up and left at 5:30 to watch the sunrise over Angkor (anchor) Wat. There were TONS of people and I am the type of person who would rather see everyone disappear so I could enjoy my time there with out the crowds. But I am sure everyone feels that way :) We were waiting and waiting for the sun to rise so we decided to head into the temple and start looking around. It was amazing as we walked through the hall ways, courtyard type area's and followed the steps higher inside. At the top of the temple in the main courtyard we got to see the sun rise and hardly anyone was there! Here are some of the pictures I took:





The second place we went was to Angkor Tom which is set up similar to Angkor Wat with an outer wall that surrounds the temples inside. These area's were cities where the people lived and worshiped. In Angkor Tom they also had the Royal Palace and some other buildings. As we approached from the South I got pictures of the South Gate. On the sides of the bridge are "gods" on one side and "demons" on the other with a multiple headed snake at the end. Heather and I had fun with the statues on the bridge before we headed inside the city wall.





My next post will be of the rest of Angkor Tom and my favorite Temple!!!