This was our kind driver who fetched us from the bus station the night before and woke up the next day at the early hour of 5am to send us to the temples.
A short drive from our hotel and we were asked to step down at the main entrance road to pay for the entrance fee. We bought a one day Angkor Pass worth 20 USD. There were also other choices such as 40USD for 3 days and 60 USD for 7 days. Afterwhich, we drove again towards Angkor Wat. I was anticipating for the view but I can't see one single thing except for the road and the headlights.
When we arrived at the entrance, I was surprised that there were already hundreds of people going in. They were guided by their tour guides with flashlights. After the guards checked our entrance ticket/ ID, we just followed the crowd. Everybody was looking for a nice spot to view the sunrise from.
The wait was quite long. I wanted to take photos of the temple and its grounds without people but with the crowd, it was impossible.
I went nearer the pond to try and take for my own a photo of the temples and its reflection. The sun was not yet up and there was a small breeze. Thus, this photo.
It was a long wait and I feared that we were waiting in vain. I persuaded Wincee to go a little bit closer to the towers so we can have our picture taking. This was already around 6am.
From our place, we can only see this view.
It seemed hopeless to see the sun because somewhat the clouds were covering it. We waited for a few minutes and almost gave up when we heard the roar of the crowd. People were stirring because the sun eventually came out. We ran towards our original spot and saw that the sun was now aligned to one of the towers. The day we came was one of the three days in a year that this happens.
Okay, time to get a better shot.
People were frantic to get a lot of photos. The temple ground was wide and there were a lot of place to get nice angled photos. It was just difficult to get a good shot with the crowd. However, it was amazing to share the view with others. Managed to get cute shots.
Here's a short video of me and Wincee trying to say hello from Angkor Wat. I wasn't able to talk much. I was still mesmerized.
Ok, had to make a serious video now. Still having quite a loss of words though. Apologies. :)
After the adrenaline-rush-producing sunrise, we now felt hungry. We went back to our driver who patiently waited for us at the gate and drove back to our hotel to have breakfast and freshen up.
Angkor Wat tour coming up next! Thank you for your time. :)
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