Realising the only way I could face was west, I set about trying to find the "best" spot.
The sun was getting lower in the sky and here is the silhouette of one of libraries I think it is with the sun peeping between the posts.
The sun just before it started sinking below the horizon. The halo around the sun had changed from yellow to a salmon pink.
The sun and the hot air balloon.
Moving to the other side of the causeway, the sun is surrounded by a pink sky.
The last photo I took - anything more would have been not worthy.
The moat around Angkow Wat. This view is facing south west.
The trip back - Nightride
After watching the sun sink below the horizon, it was time to head back. It was strange to be driving along the road in darkness, when only a few hours earlier it was bright with the heat of the day and the glow of the sun. There were police posted along the long avenue back (the only road into and out of town to Angkor Wat) every 100 metres or so. Some were in twos, some alone. No thieves or baddies would dare make trouble with the local constabulary in attendance!
Night Stalls and Bright Lights
As we drove into the darkness, I spotted a few night stalls here and there. One place advertised "Happy Hour" - 3pm to 10 pm with Draft beer at 50 cents and Cocktails for $1.50. That's waay cheaper than back hom in Australia - you couldn't even buy a box of matches for that price. I was surprised at the number of people out and about, then again maybe I shouldn't have been. This after all is Siem Reap and it is after all a very big tourist attraction, not to metnion when the sun goes down, people come out when the air is cooler.
A collection of different scenes and spots along the way on the ride through the night.
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