Sunrise, then going back in Time. Day 4

Ahhhh. 5am wake up call. That was fun. We all gathered at the bus bleary-eyed to go wait for the sun to rise at Angkor Wat....with, everyone else in Cambodia.

Then back to the hotel for breakfast (no time for nap, unfortunately), but nappy time in the bus for a longer bus ride to our first stop: Banteay Srei. (Citadel of the Women) This place was truly pretty. The carvings were awesome. (Of course, said to be carved by a woman because a man's hand is not fine enough! Ha!)





Then to...the Crematorium! Pre Rup (Turning the Body). It's not nearly as morbid as you would think. Just another ruined ruin. =)





Then off to lunch. Where they gave us this free complimentary liquor.....Deer antlers, yum.


Hotel, for our complimentary nap. Then we were told we were getting special treat! Afternoon Tea. It was in this beautiful Resort and the pastries were delicious.





Then back on the bus for our last three ruins:

Preah Ko. This is apparently, the oldest temple found to date. They are made of sandstone. There was actually school for kids at this and the preceding temples and they begged for donations for their school as well as for candy. =)


Lolei.




Bakong. I like this one. The elephants were cute. They got smaller as you got to the top so the top one was a super cute baby elephant. Someone had tied a rock to it's back and it looked like it was working. A lot of the elephant's legs had broken off and restoration had put them back on - they all looked like they were wearing leg warmers.





On the way home we stopped by a local arts and craft area where they did leather carving and cloth work. All the kids were hard at work. They looked sad. My brother donated some money and this hat and scarf.

Then we headed to a buffet dinner which included a Cambodia dancing show, which was interesting. Then we got to take a tuk tuk home.




After we got home, the tour guide took me and my brother and my brother's girlfriend out to eat some Balut. I couldn't bring myself to do it, but my brother dug in with relish. We also had some shaved ice and some fruit shakes. Then we wandered around some in the night markets. We didn't have much money, so we didn't buy anything further.

Headed home and slept. Tomorrow will be our last day in Cambodia.