Well, now I can check "bike around an ancient temple" off my list of things to do in life. Okay, that was never on my list, but after I did it, I wrote it on my list and then checked it off.
A couple of weeks ago I participated in the Angkor Wat 30k bike race. A bunch of other Peace Corps volunteers had registered, so I figured it would be a great way to see Cambodia's most famous attraction and spend some time with my friends.
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| Mine has a face! |
First of all, Siem Reap is awesome. It's is basically the Disneyland of Cambodia (unfortunately without the rides). It's clean, it doesn't smell like fish anywhere, AND almost everyone speaks English. I found myself constantly forgetting that I was still in Cambodia. Siem Reap is a huge tourist destination, so there were foreigners everywhere. And what comes with foreigners? CHEESBURGERS! So we definitely had our fair share of burgers, pizza and ice cream.
On the morning of the bike race, we woke up at 4am to bike out to Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the oldest temple in Cambodia and is extremely famous. It is also featured on the Cambodia flag.
If you would like to read up a little on it, it is extremely interesting. Of course, I trust wikipedia with all my historical knowledge needs, and you should, too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat
Basically, it was gorgeous. Since we were technically supposed to be in a race, we couldn't see every part of the complex, but we definitely stopped a lot to take pictures of what we could. We may not have won the race, but we got some awesome pictures (I'm sure we would have won if we hadn't stopped so much).
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| Kat, Jodi and I up early on the big day |
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| Sunrise over Ankgor Wat |
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| Off we go! |
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| Amazing |
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| After the race with my pink bike. I rented it for a dollar:-) |
I definitely recommend a trip to Angkor Wat. I know I'm definitely going back at some point. So if you ever find yourself in Cambodia, let me know! I promise I won't make you wake up at 4am to go with me.
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