9th Jan- Lets tomb raid!

Up and out by 7.30 to see Preah Khan by the morning light- stunning ruined temple in the jungle, trees growing out in places. Beautiful light and real peace about the place with just the bird song breaking the silence. An old lady made a prayer for each of us and gave us a lucky bracelet charm (old people are quite unusual in Cambodia at present). 
A hillside temple with a view of Ankor from the hill on which it resided then after lunch a quiet jungle temple, Ta Nei, Ta Keo plain but high up temple with the most terrifyingly steep stairs up to the top level (walking up fine, down felt like quite likely to fall off) and health and safety has yet to reach Cambodia! Then Ta Prohm the main site for the filming of Tomb Raider, an incredible place with giant silver cotton wood trees and strangler figs engulfing and in some places now actually holding up the ruins. There were inevitably more tourists here but by cunning timing we managed to get most shots without them in. 
Another hot, exhausting but very satisfying day!