Sunrise at Angkor Wat

I am not the sunrise variety and neither is the husband..but we were told that the sunrises at Angkor Wat should not be missed. I was told the colours of sunrise at Angkor Wat are quite stunning. So we woke up at 4 am and drove through the forests in the dark on our tuk tuk ..The winds were nippy and the setting surreal. It was an amazing experience driving through the woods, veiled in a dreamy mist. But then, came the mosquitoes followed by hordes and hordes of people ..I did not know which was annoying ; but then the sun kept its date with us and we forgot the rest. We were there twice – the first time around, it was so difficult to get close to the moat and hence we could just take only the towers against the dawn.

The second one was a spectacular sunrise, but I was not able to handle the crowds. There were tourists everywhere..standing atop monuments, probably even on trees. The husband however, took the camera and took this picture just for me..He hates crowds and is barely interested in photography, but then the pictures were rather good, I think..what do you guys say ?

Pic : Sharath Krishnamurthy

We stayed on to explore the temple after sunrise. The colours of the sunrise at Angkor Wat still stayed in my mind and I wanted to linger.Ironically the crowds vanished as soon as the sunrise is over. We almost had the entire temple to ourselves. And the morning light is so soft and warm to take photographs as well. I would recommend an early visit to Angkor Wat. It is a sunrise that you will remember for ever. Just one request – Go on a weekday and do not go during Chinese New Year like I did. You will only see more people than the sun.

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R Niranjan Das 28 February, 2012 at 11:08 Reply

Awesome shots!!

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Rakesh Vanamali 28 February, 2012 at 11:31 Reply

Absolutely marvelous!
Aarti 28 February, 2012 at 12:53 Reply

so many different hues.. Lovely..

Looks like Sharath has a way with the camera 🙂
Mridula 28 February, 2012 at 14:43 Reply

Outsource the photograph to Sharath 😀
Abhinav 28 February, 2012 at 16:10 Reply

Nice Photos ! Fantastic Colours !
Mridul 28 February, 2012 at 17:20 Reply

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shirin goel 28 February, 2012 at 18:33 Reply

classic…

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Jeevan 28 February, 2012 at 18:50 Reply

Awesome photos by your hubby! Interesting to know sunrise is spectacular in Angkot Wat.
Prashanth 29 February, 2012 at 02:21 Reply

wow!! beautiful silhouette…
NEPALI 1 March, 2012 at 02:53 Reply

looks very nice indeed!
Trails of a Traveler 1 March, 2012 at 07:48 Reply

Brilliant reflections and colours Lakshmi..

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aju george 1 March, 2012 at 15:06 Reply

Thanks for posting this blog post i am looking for this type of blog about tourist place in India
Vaish 2 March, 2012 at 07:09 Reply

Gorgeous structures and silhouette.
vishesh 2 March, 2012 at 23:44 Reply

Magical!
sandeep 3 March, 2012 at 22:04 Reply

I like the post very much
shirin goel 5 March, 2012 at 12:24 Reply

Gorgeous shots…
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Kamini 6 March, 2012 at 20:22 Reply

“rather good” is putting it very mildly…..the photos are stunning!
Berlin Cruise Excursions 7 March, 2012 at 21:17 Reply

Absolutely marvellous scenery captured.
Florence Tour 7 March, 2012 at 22:14 Reply

The sunrise scene is a beautiful scene, one can’t believe without see.
Educational Tours 15 March, 2012 at 15:53 Reply

Wow, Really beautiful pics…

Colours of sunrise – Angkor Wat

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