Sunday 25th FebruaryWe get up early to see sunrise at Angkor Wat and I'm not disappointed. It's beautiful and quite huge. We walk towards the temple and the cicada's start their morning call just as the sun begins to light up the sky. There are so many people here, it's like making a pilgrimage to mecca. Then the monks start chanting, and the temple is reflected in the water of the lake, so it's all quite a spiritual experience.We go inside an...

Friday 23rd FebruaryWe hire a tuk-tuk and travel around with Colin and Michelle who we met yesterday. We start at the Royal Palace which is just so quiet compared with those in Thailand with the hordes of tourists. The silver pagoda has silver tiles all over the floor and some are held together with sellotape. Just goes to show that they haven't quite caught up with the rest of the world yet when it comes to preservation of their ancient artifacts. But I imag...