Finally, we have been to Angkor Wat 7 km north of Siem Reap. The building is the largest religious building in the world. We got there early in the morning (5:30 AM) before sunrise and saw the sun emerge from behind the temple but it was cloudy so we did not see that much sun. Afterwards we spent some hours in each temple in the area and spent a great deal of time bicycling to the next temple. Most of the temples smelled really bad inside. We think it is because of the bats and monkeys that live in and near the temples. We loved the monkeys. It was so epic when a monkey came sliding down a pillar half a meter beside us. In total we have bicycled 40 km that day. Siem Reap offered more than just Angkor Wat. There were cozy café/restaurant/bars and of course it had a night market like so many of the other cities. Because we rented bicycles we could see much more of the city such as long distances near the river and we were less disturbed by the the endless amount of tuktuk drivers. We visited workshops which made traditional Khmer handcraft such as woodcarving, silk painting and stone carving. We had some time for wellness so Linda got to try fish spa/massage. It tickled a lot in the first 10 minutes but then afterwards it just felt really good in a weird way. But Linda's feet did not feel like a baby's butt as promised. We have now tasted "fried icecream" but it wasn't fried, just freshly made on a cooling pan. It was really cool to see the progress which turned a liquid so icecream. Also passion fruit is a really great favour for icecream!
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