Whenever we ask people back home who have been to Asia what their number one destination was most have mentioned Angkor Wat. So, as part of our girls' trip we knew we had to visit Siem Reap and see the Wats there.
The temples at Angkor are anywhere from 1000-800 years old and they are truly spectacular! They are apparently the largest religious sites on earth and there is evidence of both hinduism and buddhism within Angkor. There are several temples inside the complex and we spent an entire day with a tuk tuk driver who would drive us from temple to temple. Of course, the main attraction is Angkor and that's where we started. It truly is magnificent! The pictures really don't do it justice. Angkor was also the busiest of the temples we visited that day. You can still climb up the stone steps and explore inside and outside all of the small buildings that make up Angkor. This proved to be a bit dangerous at times...so I'm guessing it won't be long before all of the stones stairs are closed to tourists (as some already were).
My favourite temple was Bayon. Bayon is the temple with numerous towers and each tower has 4 faces carved into it (one in each cardinal direction). The temple itself was full of nooks and crannies to explore and get lost in.
The Wats of Angkor (and Siem Reap in general) are definitely must sees!
P.S. We found a sacred fertility stone and I made Lynn rub it.
Nobody else touched it!
52 down...48 left to go!!
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