Angkor what?

Helen: Cambodia redeemed itself today - we bicycled all around Angkor Wat (sparrow's fart start at 4am, to avoid the crowds and heat, and see the sun rise, which, of course, we missed, because I had heavy mudguards) and it was magnificent. C, not known for his love of 'piles of stones' even said it was up there with Machu Pichu, which is saying something. Naturally, this didn't mean he actually wanted to spend much time there...but at least he was enjoying himself. You might, if you are lucky, be treated to all of our gazillions of photos of the various temples some time tomorrow - we're on the road again heading to Penom Pehn, to a hostel with, fingers crossed, free wireless. The temples really were awe inspiring (kept expecting Indiana Jones or Lara Croft to appear round the corner (apparently Tomb Raider was filmed at one of them, which might explain Ms Jolie's penchant for Cambodian orphans?) Anyhoo, just wanted to say that we had a glorious day - lots of smiley faces and barely any pressure from hawkers. What a difference a day makes!
More from the capital later (should be fun - tomorrow is Khmer New Year...)
Hx

PS interesting fact: most of the Angkor temples were built as Hindu temples...but they are now Buddhist, so they have Hindu and Buddhist carvings - in a world with too much religious intolerance, it was lovely to see folk just getting along!