This place (temple) is unlike anything I've ever seen. My words cannot do it justice. We woke up at 4:30 this morning to see it at sunrise, revealing itself from complete darkness. Built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II, it was first constructed as a Hindu temple, then later turned into a Buddhist temple. The surrounding city of Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world and may have contained over 1 million people. At the same time in history London's population was around 50,000. The city is now abandoned, it's people leaving behind 1000 temples. We are staying in the near by city of Siem Reap and taking a 3 day tour on a tuk tuk, tomorrow is our last day.
-Jon
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