From Siagon we took a bus to Cambodia, and went to Phenom Pehn and Siem Reap. In Siem Reap we saw the incredible Angkor Wat! It was a sumptuous blend of towers and sky. An astounding architectural feat built mostly by King Suryavarman during the 1112-52. We spent and exciting and exhausting day exploring as many temples as we could. We got some great pictures, but still it's hard to grasp from the pictures just how incredible the architexture of the temples are unless you witness all the details in the stones, or how the image of a temple can change drastically just by taking a few steps. We met Ryan in Vietnam, and he made the trip from Vietnam to Cambodia with us. He is from Oregon, and we had a blast traveling with him for two weeks, and going to Angkor Wat with him.
I am not sure how many of you have been following the news in Bangkok, but 5,000 protestors occupied the International Airport for a week demanding that the prime minister resign. Our immediate thought was that everything would be taken care of before our flight to Bangkok on the 3rd of December. Not the case! The prime minister finally resigned on the day we intended to fly to Bangkok, but of course the schedule of flights was completely distrupted. After a long and frustrating day we finally found a couple different flights to take in order to avoid Bangkok, and got refunds for the flights we were missing. We had to fly to a military airport in Thailand, and spend a night in a pretty sketchy town. However, no worries because we made it safe and sound to Koh Samui, an island in Southern Thailand. We are spending the last week of our time abroad on a couple islands and being beach potatoes. We have had the most cuturally enriching, eye opening, physically and mentally exhausting past three months of our lives, and now we are ready to spend a week in complete relaxation.
We are counting the days until we get to see everyone!
Much Love!
