For $80us we got a great English speaking guide and a aircon mini van and it was great!
And our guide was super happy to take family shots - would have been even better if you had a real camera not just your iPhone :)
Our guide was amazing at finding little spots with no people.
I was grateful for the sling which meant I had two hands free to hold on to the rails when going up the steep stairs.
The faces at Bayon temple were amazing!
Blake wasn't interested in listening to the guide, he enjoyed jumping on the stones and running off!
This was an amazing little walk which took us to a part you wouldn't have even known was there without a good guide.
Laying on the ground every where were old statues.
Each of these holes had jewels in them at some time.
The piles of old building materials were every where! Another nice family shot.
An old tree with a great hole in it for the kids to go in. Our guide was suggesting a good photo was with their hands in praying position -
Blake didn't get the idea so much - Caleb looks very tranquil
Our last stop for the day was the more famous Angkor Wat. We parked at the back in a secret spot which gave us the same entry to it as the French man who found it hidden while trying to catch butterflies. Not a soul around!
Blake fell asleep in the car after lunch - thank goodness for the sling!
We saw the old carvings. Over 900 years old and still amazing.
Derryn and I climbed up here last time - now closed off as a Japanese tourist fell down and broke their leg!
Caleb and Derryn got a blessing from this man (our guide said he was legit lol)
Caleb totally cracked up when he saw this sign - "look Dad - it says no sitting on the Dragon"
It was actually talking about these
What a great day we had - do NOT do it with out getting a guide for at least one day. Really not much money when you look at how much you pay to get there! It was amazing.
Oh and if you want to get inside to see the Bayon temple (the awesome one wih all the faces) go next year as our guide said it will be closed down in 2016 for a total reconstruction and he said it will be at least 10 YEARS until you can get in there again - he thinks more like 20 years!! Ouch!