What Wat?

Ankor of course! (and almost 20 others) So far, I've been trying to make these entries enjoyable for my readers (or reader as the case may be...) making light of everything from bargaining to bus rides to buddhas; I hope my sarcasm and wit has come through as intended! However, I must take a pause from jest for this one--I can't seem to find much in the way of silly anecdotes or jokes to recount (save a few small ones) from our time in Cambodia; Ankor Wat and the surrounding temples were/are absolutley spectacular! We've finished our third day exploring and are leaving Siem Reap shortly. Each of the many (many many) temples we visited was mysterious and majestic in its own way. I can't help but be overcome with the sense of something larger at work here. Even the trees that have overgrown the walls and archways, roots snaking through the rubble are some 500 years old or older. To set foot on the same stone floors that kings once trod upon 1000 years ago, to pass under the same doorways, and look out the same windows elicits a feeling everyone should have for themselves once at least, if circumstances allow. We climbed the short and the tall, surveyed the views, admired the carvings, ran our hands over the inscriptions, marveled at the architecture and rose before dawn to watch the sun rise over Ankor Wat (the largest by far and best kept of all the temples). After 3 days of temple viewing, food sampling (mmm milky curries and savory cambodian bbq), and a few glorious midday naps, we feel this part of our journey is complete and we are ready for some fun in the sun--back to Thailand for that!