Siem Reap 2014 (4/8) : Sunrise at Angkor Wat and Beng Mealea

Long-awaited Angkor Wat !

The third day morning, we got up at 5 a.m. 🙂
Why did we get up and go out so early, without breakfast ?

Surely, because of seeing sunrise at Angkor wat !

３日目の朝。５時起きでやってきたのはアンコールワット（`･ω･´）

朝日を見に来ました！もうちょっと建物の近くに日が昇ってくれてたらな･･･。

To our little regret, when the sun rose, the sky was already bright.
And, I wanted the sun more close to the architecture. But still it was splendid 🙂

なんか夕暮れみたい(ﾉ∀`)

From the gate, it looked like evening.

After enjoying the sunrise at Angkor Wat, we returned to our hotel and had breakfast.

見終わったらホテルへ戻って朝食（`･ω･´）

I tried not to eat much at breakfast that day because I tend to get carsick. We were due to go to Beng Mealea, about one and a half hours by bus from our hotel.
I tried to have coffee, but, I found a big worm in my cup ! I couldn’t drink.
Afterall, I didn’t drink coffee at Cambodia withoug the last day night.
Ah, why I could find the worm is because I put milk into the coffee. Person who drink coffee without milk won’t be able to find worm until they drink 😛

Fortunately, I didn’t get carsick. Maybe the road was too rough and our bus jolted 😛
I don’t like smooth vibration.
Beng Mealea Jungle Temple. It was hidden by jungle until recently. After cleared minefield,travelers learned to enter the site from about 2000. Quite recently.

地雷撤去が完了し、観光客が入れるようになったのは2000年ぐらいから。つい最近ですね（`･ω･´）

So, though it is said to be one model of Laputa, we can fine it is a lie by time series.

Long approach and the gate (But it was ruined).

ベンメリアへの道。入口が見えます（壊れてるけど）

That’s really gate.

門です。本当はここから入るんですね（`･ω･´）

Certainly, it has nothing to do with Laputa, but I think we can enjoy the atmosphere to the full. (…Though I haven’t seen Laputa….)

天空の城ラピュタとは何の関係もありませんが、その雰囲気は味わえると思います。･･･ってラピュタみてないけどね(ﾉ∀`)

I was very impressed by the heritage.

I couldn’t know where am I. I felt I’m in the labyrinth. I was very careful not to lose sight of our guide 😛

もはや自分がどこにいるのかわかりません(；´Д｀)

I know it’s a world heritage. So, people have to save the heritage. But I wonder how people save the collapsed temple. I don’t want it to be reconstruction.
But I wonder if it is possible to save the temple as it is in the state.

世界遺産と言うからには守っていかなきゃいけないんですが、どう守っていくんでしょうか、この崩壊していく遺産。

Lots of souvenir shops along the street 🙂 Our guide on this picture 😉

ここにもみやげもの屋さんがいっぱい（`･ω･´）