Wat Wat Wat?

If you don't get that title, then you don't know me all that well. You can ask me the next time I see you, and I'll be happy to explain.

Continuing on my adventure for the day, we headed out to Angkor Wat with our driver Mr. Looen (or Mr. Fast according to him). Although, I have to say that the tuk tuk had a top speed of about 25 mph, and we were practically being passed by kids on bicycles. When we arrived at Angkor Wat, we went right by it. What's going on? Why?

Well, it turns out that everyone goes to the Wat right next to Angkor Wat because it is on a hill perched above the temple of temples. This way me and Ryan got a good look at Angkor Wat with the 1000 other people seated high up on this other wat. (I can't remember its name, so I'll just keep calling it "the other wat.") Anyway, it started storming while we were up there, including thunder and lightning. I thought it odd that hundreds of people stayed on the highest land possible while a lighting storm moved through the area. It almost seemed cultish, not to mention stupid, that people sat up there. At one point, a bolt of lightning struck the forest not more than 1 kilometer from us.

We took off and headed back into town for dinner. We hit the Khmer House in the alley behind Bar St. Once again, the mean was outstanding, and I can honestly say that I'll be looking for Khmer food actively once I am back in the states. That night we had a chicken and pumpkin curry dish that was out of this world. Unfortunately, we were both still jet lagged and were falling asleep at dinner, so we hit the bed early that night.

The next morning we set out early (7am) for Angkor Wat. We had a tour guide for the entire day, and Mr. Fast to get us everywhere as slowly as possible. I really enjoyed Angkor Wat, although I did not find it as impressive as some other awe inspiring sites such as the Taj Mahal, or the Kailash temple in Ajanta.

Angkor Thom, and Ta Prohm were equally impressive temples which are situated right next to Angkor Wat. Of the three, I think Ta Prohm was my favorite because it gives me hope that the earth can take back the Earth when given time. This temple was abandoned for centuries, and the trees actually broke down the temple quite easily with their massive roots. You can see a picture of Ryan and I there, and how green all of the rocks are from the moss that has overgrown.

We finished our tour late in the afternoon. I took my second shower of the day and we headed off to dinner. (A quick side note. I've never showered so much in my life. At a minimum, I shower three times per day, and usually four or five times.) Our last night we hit the Khmer kitchen for another fantastic night of food. We walked by several bars and thought about getting a drink, but then thought better of it considering we were both beyond exhausted. (Oh, and did I mention that Khmer's love their WWF wrestling? We walked by multiple bars with Khmer's just watching the old WWF.)