Jan 4, 2016

Sunset at Phnom Bakheng

Apparently the temple at Phnom Bakheng (again I forgot the name, I would fail so badly as a travel blogger) because it offers a 360 degree view of the area, so we had to bid Angkor Wat goodbye and rushed to this place for the awesome view.  And because they close the entrance after certain time, we barely made it on time.

Look at the amount of tourists lol.  I was hoping they would be impatient and went down before the sunset.

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When we reached the top, I realised that it was not as crowded as I had expected as the temple is quite huge and you can walk freely around.

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But ofc, the nicest spot is packed with tourists sitting on the steps, waiting for the sun to set.

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Finally, after walking around and taking jump shots of my mum, the sun was setting.  Time to grab a good spot so that I would not be blocked by selfie sticks.  I really hate selfie sticks, especially those who used it to take group photos, and not just one but several shots.  Most of the time they do not realised that they had blocked the view of others (or maybe they do but they just don't give a fuck?) and I find it really inconsiderate to do so (hello, I paid the same amount of money for this view as well, and sun set shots are really challenging because the sun disappears within minutes).

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Got a really nice spot.  Happy kid is me.

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夕阳无限好,只是近黄昏。Perfect description of sunset.

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Last shot of the temple before headed off for dinner.

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