Despite of what everyone's saying it's entirely possible to grow a little tired of all the splendor and magnificence of the Angkorian temples.
The first day was exciting and jam-packed with temple sighting. By the second day we all felt somewhat jaded. Come the third we had definitely depleted our reserves of curiousness and interest.
Don't worry you people, we didn't yawn our way through this UNESCO World Heritage Site, we did learn loads about the temples, its carvings and its people. Everything we heard and said was immensely thought-provoking and intriguing! Growing weary of the omnipresent tuk tuk drivers and food vendors was not a very laborious task. I expect it to be no different in Bangkok... Sigh. One more day here in SR and then we're off to the city of angels, the Venice of the East.
The ceremonial name of Bangkok being:
"Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.
It translates to "The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarma"."
So there you have it. Quote from Wikipedia.
//R
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