After using some slight evasion tactics I successfully entered Cambodia with my bike. I then spent the next two days making my way to Siem Reap, home to the magnificent Angkor ruins.
I decided to use my freedom of having my own transportation and take a bit more of a off the beaten path route. It turned out to be an entertaining drive with sights like this....
and this.
A great sunset, but at the wrong time. My off track detour took about 2 hours longer than I planned which meant driving in the dark and getting pelted by large bugs in the face.
Choking on dust for a few hours.
My lunch spot. In the small villages you become somewhat of a spectacle and people come and watch you eat.
One of the many weddings I passed. The weddings in Cambodia start at 6 am and go on for two straight days. The music is blasted so loud it actually hurts my ears as I pass by on my bike with my helmet on.
My guest house in Siem Reap.I get the feeling the owners are madly in love with each other.
Zoolander would be very proud.
Look at the intimacy...they are touching hands.
I woke up at 4:30 am to catch sunrise at Angkor Wat.
Zoolander would be very proud.
Look at the intimacy...they are touching hands.
I woke up at 4:30 am to catch sunrise at Angkor Wat. Due to the darkness I didn't realize what I was posing in front of until I looked at the picture. "Look at the butt on that.....He must work out"
Well worth the early rise.
Angkor Wat. 
One of the 4 sacred pools in the Wat. Some of the stones in the Wat weigh upwards of 10 tons.
Looking from the east side of the Wat.
Even after a thousand + years you can still find a lot of detailed carvings.
On my way inside.
Inside the temple looking north.
Restoration in progress. Makes me wonder how they put the roof together the first time.
More decorative carvings. 
Leaving the Wat and heading to the rest of the ruins.
Some entertaining monkeys inside the temple walls.
This little local girl seems to fit right in with all the other adolescents.
It's a boy!
Her parents thought it was hilarious. I thought about rabies.
Bayon is a temple located in the center of the largest walled complex.
One of the many faces of Bayon.
The perfect babysitter.
More of a slide than stairs.
Ta Prahm: My favorite temple.
East side of Ta Prahm
The trees add to the ancient feeling, but they are also slowly destroying the ruins.
I wonder if anyone has been crushed by a falling stone? 
Can you find me?
A long but rewarding day.
Well worth the early rise. 
Angkor Wat. Built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century.
One of the 4 sacred pools in the Wat. Some of the stones in the Wat weigh upwards of 10 tons.
Looking from the east side of the Wat.
Even after a thousand + years you can still find a lot of detailed carvings. 
On my way inside.
Inside the temple looking north. 
Restoration in progress. 
More decorative carvings. 
Leaving the Wat and heading to the rest of the ruins.
Some entertaining monkeys inside the temple walls.
This little local girl seems to fit right in with all the other adolescents.
It's a boy!
Her parents thought it was hilarious. I thought about rabies.
Bayon is a temple located in the center of the largest walled complex. 
One of the many faces of Bayon.
The perfect babysitter.
More of a slide than stairs. 
Ta Prahm: My favorite temple.
East side of Ta Prahm 
The trees add to the ancient feeling, but they are also slowly destroying the ruins. 
I wonder if anyone has been crushed by a falling stone?
Can you find me? 
All in all, the pictures simply don't do it justice.
A long but rewarding day.
On my way to Battambang I stopped off in one of the stone carving villages.
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