After arriving in Siem Reap, Cambodia, we were greeted by torrential rain. It was so bad that we needed to wade through ankle-deep water to get to our hotel. None of us were wearing the right shoes for this, so we had to slosh into the hotel barefoot. Apparently this is what they mean by the rainy season in Cambodia.
We had planned to go see Angkor Wat at sunrise the next morning. As we booked this with the hotel, he asked a couple of times if we were sure we wanted to do that and pointed out that we would need to leave at 5am and it might rain again. We had exactly one day to make this work, so like a Red Rocks show, it was rain or shine for us. And just like at Red Rocks, shows in the rain are a lot less fun. They also don’t involve the sun.
We were again greeted with rain as we left the hotel and there was no sunrise. But there were also no crowds. With our amazing tour guide, it felt like we had a private tour of one of the most spectacular temples on the planet. We also made it to Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm, and Bayon Temple. It’s all literally right out of Tomb Raider.
Of course, this also meant that we were all wearing sandals instead of proper attire to go hiking over and through ancient temples. Seven miles later, some sandals rub on feet in a very bad way when wet. We’re still dealing with the blisters.
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| No sun, no crowds |
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| Did the temple come first, or was the tree here first? |
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| Lara Croft looking smug because she chose the right shoes |
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