Day 4 - 9/29 - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Today was the arrival into Siem Reap Camboda. As you can see from the picture, the airport is quite different. It has alot of technology, but also has the feel of a small airport. While flying in there were many rice farm that I passed.

While English is a spoken around here there are alot of areas that speak Cambodia. This sign was on the main stretch as you are passing through town. Note the different languages and the many mo-peds.

To my suprise, the hotel is great. I wont load all the pictures of the room; however, the pool is a start to the story. It is a salt water pool. While outside, you feel that you are isolated in the area; however, the hotel is located in the heart of the city.

The Angkor Wat Temple will be one of the big highlights of this vacation. Here is a small piece of the temple. It is remarkable. The back that is viewed on the limestone is from the rain. It rains in this part of the world about 80% of the year. This is a second picture of Angkor Wat - notice the donkey.
There are many areas where you can climb on the ruins. This picture was taken on top of one of the temples.

All around the temples you are able to see workers. They are harvesting various foods for their families. This was a candid shot of a young girl working for her mother. Her mother is just outside the picture. They had been collecting food all day.

The day ended with at ride to the top of the mountain on an elephant. The person sitting next to me is my friend Jerry. The elephant ride to the top lasted about 20 minutes. The walk down was 45 minutes. I did not realize the difference until I was at the bottom of the hill!