Cambodia Part III

yes, finally. looking at the amount of pics just make me wanna faint. so let's start with the angkor wat! but before we can get in, we need to get ourselves each a pass. we bought a 3-days pass which cost us US40. the rationale for gettin a 3-days pass is simple:
1. u cant complete in 1 day,
2. there's no 2 days pass,
3. the 1 day pass alone costs US20.

we reached the main entrance at around 530am to get our passes, so as to be in time for the sunrise at angkor wat yah. one interesting culture in cambodia is integrity. the roommie and i reckon that there are other ways to get into the angkor area via other routes even without the pass; that's because the entire area is not enclosed with any gates nor fences. however, all the drivers, be them be tuk-tuk, cars, vans, buses, will definitely bring their passengers to each attractions via the main gate where passes are checked. and even if you have forgotten your pass, they will not try to 'cham xiong' with the gatekeepers to help you get in. they will either send you back to the resort to get the passes or get new ones.

we know because jimmy told us so, and we were nearly sent back to the resort because we didnt have the passes. why nearly? we really didnt have the passes cos we havent bought them but our driver thought we forgot. haha. oh, and they will take a photo of each visitor when purchasin the pass. for security and identification purposes i guess. this is how we look like at 530am.

sunrise at angkor wat. couldnt really 'see' it cos the sky was too cloudy, somehow, the sky just brightens without a trace. haha. and there are a lot of tourists...

we done some exploration to the entire place before we headed back to the resort for breakfast. yeah some exploration because we realize that we didnt cover the area enough after we got back to singapore, but yet, we were there for close to 2.5 hours.

saw the bottle of water in one of the pics? that's life-saver item no 4, will die from dehydration without it. hahha. and check out the picture below, see how tiny the roommie is compared to the architecture. forgot if it's this structure or the other one where a tourist fell to death just last year. then, it was enclosed for reconstruction after that, overheard one of the guides telling his people. that's why there were lots of signs to warn tourists bout 'no sitting', 'no climbing' and stuff.

and this is angkor wat for u. there's still angkor thom, the terraces of the elephants, bayon, etc...and the different attractions along the great circuit and of course, banteay srei...