Monday morning we gather early and leave the hotel at 8.30am in a minivan for some sightseeing. Gordon comes along to day to supervise us (Jack, John, Charles, Innes, Denyse, Michael, Faycal). We first drive out to see the stone quarry (about an hour and a half ride), where most of the sandstone was cut and collected from for the build of the temples of the khmer empire. It is right off of a highway and it's incredible to still be able to see the cuts in the stone. Great views and a group photo opportunity..click click
We then drive to a beautiful bush sanctuary which houses great rock paintings. We hike through the bushland, view the rock paintings and other interesting pieces throughout. We all have a little fright when we discover an actual stillborn foetus which is kept in a jar on an offering table (it is indeed real). The table is filled with little child gifts and the like as an offering.
Third and fourth stops are at some beautiful temples from the khmer empire, as well as a sandstone reclining buddha. We take many photos along the way, some of which you can admire in the right hand column.
Following our fourth site visit we start driving back to the hotel, with some foodstops and the like in between. At the hotel people who've had enough have a chance to leave the vehicle, with the rest going on to the last stop; which is a silk factory not to far out of town.
We have another yummy dinner in the evening and are off the bed as we're exhausted and need to get ready for a hard day's work on site, and continue to prepare for the governor's visit on Wednesday.
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