Day 59 - the highlight of the trip Angkor Wat, Siem Reap

So we definitely planned this two week trip well, because I think we saw the highlight the last day of the trip! This morning we went up to see Angkor Wat, which is one of the most spectacular sights in Southeast Asia. The national park where the Wat is located is right North of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Before doing research about the sight I thought it was just one large Wat, but it actually many different Wats (over 40) that are located around the beautiful park area. It was a place I would have loved to spend a couple days in riding bike and seeing each one, but we got up to watch the sunrise over the Wat which was built in the 1100's as a holy city during the reign of King Suryavarman II. The Wat is surrounded by a wall and moat. It has two reflection pools at the front which is magnificent in the morning rays. After we spent a while there we continued on to see 4 other Wats within the compounds. It was incredible to see how the trees and nature have grown up around some of the walls! It was just so peaceful to be riding down long roads with beautiful trees lining the way and come upon architectural structures that are so incredible. We got to spend about 6 hours in the park before catching a taxi to the boarder and a bus back to Bangkok! What a fun trip we had! We met some incredible people along the way and saw so much! (I'll post pictures soon!)