Sunday, November 23, 2008

Hello! Tuk tuk! Day three of Angkor

On our third day of the Angkor Park, we decided to splurge and go for the tuk-tuk. Riding in style, we covered more ground, but inhaled approximately the same amount of dust, if not more. This day, we saw the monuments occupying the back section of the park, including:


Preah Khan, with its similarities to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom-




Neak Pean, which used to be an island and had functioning fountains-





Bantey Kdei, atop a hillside with spectacular views-

After finding this, we just had to click our heads three times and say, "There's no place like home!"





That's about it for Angkor. The next day we packed up and headed out, after going to a museum (price for foreigners, including special Obama "discount" $12; price for Cambodians: $3). And another FYI about Cambodia making money off of tourists-- it's the only country I've ever heard of where the exit fee is greater than entry. There goes another $25 to get out.

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