From Wikipedia:
Phnom Bakheng at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the form of a temple mountain. Dedicated to Shiva, it was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889-910). Located atop a hill, it is nowadays a popular tourist spot for sunset views of the much bigger temple Angkor Wat, which lies amid the jungle about 1.5 km to the southeast. The large number of visitors makes Phnom Bakheng one of the most threatened monuments of Angkor.
We had to wait in line before climbing to the top. Because the temple is so old (and Im guessing, pretty fragile), only a certain number of people are allowed on the top.
HERE WE GO WITH THE CLIMBING. One thing people didnt tell us about Cambodia is that since most of the temples were built high up, you have to CLIMB them. Here is how unprepared we were for the first-day climb: I had my tote bag and Cholo had the camera bag. Wrong move. Its best to have those sling-type bags because you need your hands free to be able to clutch and hang on to the stone steps. Yes, thats how steep the steps are. We were practically crawling up. Stresssssss.
Finally on top! Thats Dre taking a picture of the loooooong line of people waiting to climb to the top of the temple, where we were.
The view of the sunset was worth the climb. It really was.
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