Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sunrise from Angkor Wat

Here it is! Angie and I got up at the crack of dawn (well actually we woke up late, rushed to find a tuk tuk and almost didn't make it) to see the sunrise over Angkor. And even though we shared the experience with hundreds of other people, it was worth losing the extra couple hours of sleep :)

Quading at Sunset!

This evening Angie and I took to the rice patties on quad bikes to watch the sunset - what an experience! Not only did I finally learn to drive a quad (yes mom we had helmets, though not much else..) but the scenery was unbeatable. We drove through beautiful farmland, rice patties and villages filled with animals, smiling people and little children that all ran out to the road to wave hello to us. And to top it all off, sunset over Cambodian farmland is amazing.

Yes, I realize this is not a photo of a sunset, I forgot to take a photo with my phone but figured I'd show you what the bike looked like that I learned to ride. Mom, I discovered I hate the thumb accelerator, it hurts my hand.

Prayers Galore

The women in this photo gave us all bracelets and prayed for good luck for us while knotting them. Five minutes earlier we had had another woman say a prayer for us in the main temple using incense - a very lucky day :)

Starting with the poses