Angkor Thom & Angkor Wat, Cambodia

angkor wat is one of those places that you probably have in your subconscious without knowing it! 

if you've ever seen the jungle book, then you already know what this place looks like…

literally miles upon miles of ancient temples and cities, 

so advanced it's unbelievable! 

I suppose that's why it's a wonder of the world! 

it was incredible

truly! 

 Kevin and I spent the entire day visiting two of the main areas…

Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom. 

If you are in Cambodia, this is a must! 

You can buy a park ticket for the day for $20 a person,

and rent a tuk tuk to take you around all day for only $10. 

We started with Angkor Thom first…which was an ancient city. 

We ventured in without a guide thinking we could save a few bucks, 

but after 30 minutes of realizing we had NO IDEA what we were staring at {which was really annoying to me!},

 caved in and got ourselves a guide!! 

Best $40 spent! 

Our guide knew so much history of the area, 

and we learned about the Hindu and Buddhist cultural aspects of this civilization. 

My favorite temple was the jungle temple {called Ta Prohm}

you may recognize it from "Laura Croft Tomb Raider"

but it's the temple with the massive trees bustling out and taking over the stones. 

I could not stop taking tree pictures, haha! 

Most of the day was spent in the sprawling Angkor Thom,

but the last hour we spent at Angkor Wat, which was the main temple.

It was really a sight to behold. 

Kev and I just sat there and starred as we let our feet rest! 

it is so grand, and so ornate. 

after an hour of touring angkor wat, the darkest clouds rolled in.

we ran to our tuk tuk and got in just as the rain began to pour buckets on the earth! 

what a day! 

enjoy the pictures…

goodness knows I took too many:) 

happy Tuesday,

love Katie 

 {Angkor Wat…below}

 {a storm is brewing…we finished the day right before the rain started to overtake the land…

we were so thankful to have made it out before then!!}