The last of the temples yesterday - Roluos a group of 3 main temples, Bakong, Preah Ko and Lolei. These were very old and so not as well preserved as some others we have seen (some good photos though). At Lolei, there was a working Buddhist monastery and school on site and I was stopped by the teacher who wanted to practise his english with me. He explained that he hadn't been to university as (unlike the UK) it was very expensive and only the rich can afford it....

Happy holidays to those of you about to set off! And hello again, from Siem Reap! We have had a day off from Templing today, although we woke up around 5:30 am. We Had an early breakfast - I had banana pancakes with honey..yum! and Sheryl had fruit salad - colurful, tasty and healthy! Then we went exploring. We visited (on the Wat Bo side of the river) a small private house which a gent called Dy Proeung has built a mini Angkor Wat! See our pictures - a real lab...

Last night we enjoyed a bit of culture with Apsara dancing at the BBQ restaurant. Apsara is a dance very close to the Thai style with slow intricate hand movements and balancing on one leg. Each dance appears to tell a story, we saw one which involved an axe-wielding homicidal maniac after a pretty girl. Not as gruesome as I am making out really. Beautiful costumes and girls. Early start for day 2 of the Angkor temples, Banteay Srei was fairly quiet at 7:30 and t...

Hello again and thanks for all your views of our photos and your messages. AGAIN - Please send us a message IF you are following us regularly ..thanks! Today was a sleep in .... er, up at 6am ... and a rest! We have just been walking around Siem Reap (as we did last night - which was ace in 'Pub Street') and taking in the atmosphere. It's a strange old place - I know many people loathe it - it can be un-Cambodian, touristy, annoyingly 'salesy', full of hassles et...

Very early start - our Tuk-Tuk driver picked us up at 4:45 to see the stunning sunrise at Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a huge complex of temples and other buildings covering an area of 3,000 square km. It dates back to 9th century and was modified and added to up until the 15th Century. It has swung between the Hindu and Buddhist religions, which is evident from the beheading of many statues. Around its peak Angkor had a population of 1 million, when London's was 50...