Day 3 - Travel to Siem Reaph - Visit Temple at Angkhor Wat

An early call (considering we are on our honeymoon)! We left Phnom Penh at 7.00 am amidst the rush hour traffic, dodging the motor bikes and the Tuk Tuks. At 9.30 we stopped for a rest room break, and as we left the car we were swamped by hawkers trying to sell us their wares - not least of which, heading in my direction was a young girl carrying a tray of deep fried terantulas! I didn't last very long outside the car and headed pretty quickly back to the safety of it.... Dean managed to capture a stall selling the spiders and deep fried crickets - both of which are a delicacy here in Cambodia. The remaining journey passed remarkably quickly given that the drive took approx 4 and a half hours. We stopped once more en-route to look at the Naga bridge, now closed to heavy traffic. It was built in the 12th Century and is still in remarkable condition.
We arrived in Siem Reaph in time for lunch; Pork Curry followed by the freshly grown fruit that we are now coming to recognise. We were then taken by our friendly tour guide to the temple at Angkhor Wat. What an amazing experience this was, it was truly awesome. Words cannot describe the full effect this place had on us. Construction started in 1113 and lasted for forty years, involving 100,000 people in the building of it. The intricacy of the carvings on the stone work was amazing. The heat was overpowering, and by the end of our tour we retreated to our airconditioned cab for a short ride back to our hotel where a dip on the pool was top of the agenda.