Greetings from Cambodia!

I just got back from Cambodia, and though I would have loved to experience my first third-world country with my loved ones, the experience was good. The first day there I arrived at 7am only to wait in a two hour line through customs. Once we arrived at our guest-house, Bou Savy Guesthouse, we ate breakfast and headed out to the temples. Our first three temples we visited were called Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Baphuon. Visiting three temples in one day is not something I suggest everyone does. It was very hot and took over five hours to completely tour them all, however, it was worth every second. My favorite temple was Angkor Thom. This temple had so much detail to it and was still standing beautifully. I cannot ever start describe the way I felt standing in these temples. They are one of the most beautiful man-made creations I have ever seen.My second day was more relaxing because the kids were tired from the first day, so we only went to one temple. This temple is the more famous one of all of them, Angkor Watt -- maybe you have heard of it. I was not that impressed with this temple compared to Angkor Thom, but it was still very beautiful. After visiting the temple for about two hours, we jumped back into a Tuk-Tuk and headed for a hotel that had a swimming pool. For the rest of our second day we went swimming and just relaxed.

The third day Mark left to return to Singapore, which meant everyone could sleep in because Mark always woke us up early. Audrey, on the other hand, likes to sleep in so that is what we did! After we woke up at 8am and ate breakfast, we headed toward the temples one last time to visit Ta Prohm. You may have heard this name before as well if you are a Tomb Raiders fan because the first movie was filmed at Ta Prohm. This temple is also sweet because it is in the middle of a jungle. The jungle has literally moved into the temple. There are tree that are on top of the temple walls and there are trees that have planted themselves right in the middle of the temple hallways. It is amazing to be able to walk through a temple that has been taken over by the jungle!

I wanted to write one journal about the temples and my next one will be about the other things we did and about the people of Cambodia. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Next time you all are over in Asia most definitely stop by the Angkor temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This week I would like to challenge you to look around outside at what God has created…thank Him for that. When you look at nature, you get a small glimpse at how beautiful God really is.

I love you all,

Cynthia