}{ to the temples

Phnom Penh> Siem Reap

we catch an afternoon prop plane 

over the Mekong 

following the Tonle Sap River

our guide Borreth picks us up 

and we head straight away to Angkor Wat

sunset waits for no-one and he is eager

for us to see it from the best place

as the light turns golden

the tourists hush

gazing at the carvings and the trees beyond

the light fades very quickly

monkeys take back their space

as we leave by the gate to the east

the Angkor site is over 400km²

Angkor Wat was built in the 12th Century 

and is the largest temple complex at

1,626,000 m²

when I was young, I saw a picture of this temple 

in a World Encyclopaedia

somewhere I knew I wanted to see, one day

we have more to explore

and it gets better and better ....