Our visit to the 8th wonder of the world began with a slight fashion hiccup where Louise's pants ripped. This was easily fixed thanks to I-mae's scarf and Ila's sari-wrapping skills. Despite this hitch, we spent an amazing day exploring one of the most beautiful sites we've ever seen. Below you can see a snippet of the incredible sites we were lucky to visit (although of course even a good camera lens cannot capture their true magnificence):
Angkor Wat: 'The 8th wonder of the world'
Ta Prohm: 'The temple grounded on tree roots'
Our day was made even more memorable by a number of interesting encounters. At Angkor Wat we were approached by a curious young monk who wanted to briefly chat with us and share words of wisdom. We later learned that many monks enjoy coming to this site to improve their english skills by speaking to tourists. In a unique shot I-mae managed to capture this moment.
Our second encounter was a little less enlightening. We had a true paparazzi moment while attempting to take a picture of the three of us in one of Ta Prohm's tree roots. We were swarmed by a group of Chinese tourists who were fascinated by our European looks and had to stand in the heat for a good 15 minutes whilst we took pictures with each individual of the group.
As Louise told her mom "The temples in Siem Reap should definitely be on anyones bucket list"
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