So after a relatively restless night it was up to see the temples. A packed breakfast from the hotel loaded and it was off in the tuk-tuks to Angkor Wat.

$15 and $8 extra for sunrise per tuk-tuk.

Of course nothing is ever that simple for us and on the way ours broke down, so in we jumped with the others and we continued on. Unfortunately this made us miss the actual sunrise by the time we got our passes ($20 for a day pass), still love the fact they take your photo as it makes for a great souvenir, and then got to Angkor Wat itself.

Still so very impressive. We stopped out the front and had breakfast by the river. Then out of nowhere came three young boys. They gestured at our breakfast parcels, well what was left and we were happy to give them to them. Then what was amazing was that they ran down the rocks and literally shared it all out between them. Clearly the poor boys were hungry and although we probably shouldnt have given it to them, I think we were all happy we had so much left over for them. Truely makes you realise how lucky we are to be born in Australia.

And then onto Angkor Wat. Disappointing so many renovations were going on and we really couldn't enter a lot of it but at the same time it is good that they are being funded by Germany, India and China to bring it back to what must have been an impressive site when it was completed.

After seeing what we could we left and came across some Macque monkeys on the way out. first time I have seen these monkeys where they really werent interested in humans. I guess they must have a good food source somewhere else!

Toddler tip of the day: don't promise something you can't deliver.

In this case it was an icecream. Stopping for a coffee at the Blue Pumpkin, both Phil's are still taking the piss about it. For those not up to speed with it (and I wasn't) it is a Police Academy movie reference.

With the tuk tuk now exchanged for a mates it turns out, we were off to Angkor Thom and Bayon. Now I must admit I actually like Angkor Thom and Ta Phrom much better than Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is very impressive in it's size but I love the intricacy of the carvings and statues at the other temples better.

Lots of renovations being done on these temples as well so we didnt have as long a visit at these than we had planned. Ta Prohm in particular has been chnaged a lot since the last time we were there. Previously able to take photos in the rooms where the trees grow through, a lot of these have now been sectioned off and photos need to be taken from within these structures. Disappointing but completely understandable given some of the reports I have read about tourists basically climbing over and damaging the temple.

Watching the drivers' play their version of hacky sack with what looked like a badmington ball with a feather attached was fascinating. Phil even had a go, kind of :)

At this point we decided we were going to head back to the hotel. The heat had kicked in well and truely by then and Miss A had done an awesome effort but was clearly over it. Water and cool cloths were produced by the drivers which were all appreciated by all.

Mum had been speaking to her driver and it turns out they were employed by the hotel at $20 a month. Not really enough to support their families. Amazing considering we paid the hotel $23 a tuk tuk.

Stopping by a fruit stall for Mangosteens and Rambutans, we decided a tip was in order for the drivers which we gave there instead of at the hotel. All drivers were surprised but pretty happy about it. More surprising for us given we don't tip in Australia. Takes a bit to get used to, the tipping that is.

Lunch at the hotel, food as usual was fantastic. Maybe we should bring the chef home. Wandered into town later on to see the noon-night markets which were still shut so decided it must be time for a drink.

To the ubiquitous 'Angkor What?' Bar. Cocktails were nothing special which was surprising considering how good they have been everywhere so far.

Moved on quickly to the 'Piano Bar' and Marie has now fallen in love with the Tomb Raider Cocktail. Cointreau, lime and tonic water. Delicious. Pretty much all Marie has drunk from then on so now officially known as the Marie Raider to us. A bottle of Cointreau i'm sure will be purchased on the way home.

Still trying to remember what exactly the scam is with the mothers asking for milk for their babies, I know it is one and I think it is because they know you will give them money for the milk rather than purchase it. Unfortunately we also know that most of the timethe babies arent even theirs and all the money goes back to syndicates. These are particularly prevalent at the end of Pub Street.

Back to the hotel for Miss A to go to bed and Phil and I quickly popped around to the noon-night market for some t-shirts for Miss A. We seriously underestimated the amount of clothes we have bought. Still trying to work that out given Phil's list issues ;)

After such an early start it was an early night for all.