Siem Reap Temple Tour: Where We Watched the Sunset Among Other Temples

After lunch, we still had a full afternoon ahead of us as we were heading for Ta Phrom Temple next:

Also known for having the Tomb Raider film shot in this location, you can mainly distinguish the place for its large trees that seem to have taken over the surrounding area, which kinda also leaves the remaining structures almost to ruin.

It does provide nice angles for pictorials though..

Man vs Nature...

and Dinosaurs...

Zooming in for good measure

Reaching the end of our Ta Phrom tour

After Ta Phrom, we now headed to Bayon Temple which is known for its giant stone faces smiling enigmatically down at you from every angle.

Mr. Kong had left us at this point to go exploring on our own, though we opted to just stay and explore the outside area since we almost got lost inside the darker halls of Bayon.

Turns out, Bayon Temple was actually part of a 10-square km area called Angkor Thom wherein we entered from its South Gate. Here we see that the gate is monumental in its own way because of the statues lined up on either side, carrying a giant naga (which isn't mostly there anymore..)

And surprise surprise, our last stop for the day wasn't exactly indicated in our itinerary, but I'm guessing Mr. Kong thought it was the perfect way to end our Temple Tour Day.

Phnom Bakheng was a temple built atop a mountain and is considered the perfect spot to watch the sunset. Also at this point, Mr. Kong just gave us a couple of trivia, before we were left to do the trekking on our own.

IDs to limit the number of people going up the temple itself

The climb was worth the view

So that's a wrap for our day, and upon getting back to our hotel, we just had enough time to freshen up and enjoy dinner:

Mozarella Melt #Imissthis

...and Movie Night (some 80's vampire/gang movie or something)

If you think our Temple Tour Day was eventful, wait for what I've got planned for our "supposedly" free day in my next post ('cuz really, who wants to waste a perfectly good vacation just lazing around in the hotel??)