In the afternoon of our second day in Siem Reap, we had the opportunity to explore Angkor Wat, which used to be one of the Seven Wonders of the world.
After such a sunny morning, we had a rather cloudy afternoon, making it a lot easier for us, to walk about and enjoy thousands of figures carved on the walls of the temples. There were a number of tourists, but it was not crowded at all.
By accident, we met a gentleman who has been so kind and helped us when we just arrived at the airport and found that nobody from the hotel that we had booked picking us up. While one man tried to push us into getting a cab, the others tried to sell us their products. One man (jerk!) working from Sofitel told us ton pay $1 to use his mobile phone to call hotel, which completely turned me off. It's not about $1, it's about compassion. What a jerk he was to take advantage of the tourists that come to his country and would help its economy.
The very nice man that helped us was having his lunch and started speaking to us in Chinese and offered his help to call the hotel, upon overhearing our problem. That's a gentleman indeed and a great ambassador to Cambodia. We thanked him then and thanked him again when we saw him at Angkor Wat and told him how much we appreciated his help. He said, "Bu keqi!" - You're welcome.
The very nice man that helped us was having his lunch and started speaking to us in Chinese and offered his help to call the hotel, upon overhearing our problem. That's a gentleman indeed and a great ambassador to Cambodia. We thanked him then and thanked him again when we saw him at Angkor Wat and told him how much we appreciated his help. He said, "Bu keqi!" - You're welcome.
I only read later on that Angkor Wat is really beautiful at sunrise and when it's dark. They have some lights lit up and that creates such an extraordinary sight.
But I guess, in the bright light of the day, we were able to see every feature clearly.
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