The alarm was set for 3.50am. It went off and I sort of stumbled out of bed. Jet lag and lack of sleep be damned. The order of events for the next hour was: make coffee, do rehab exercises, shave, shower, slather on sunblock (with added insect repellant), pack bag, go to reception to pick up picnic breakfast. (There may also have been some toilet usage in there as well!)
My driver was waiting for me at 5am and off we set for "sunrise at Angkor Wat". Except we didn't got to Angkor Wat as that would be full of Chinese tour groups. Instead we went to Sra Sang (Pool of Ablutions) - much quieter and the potential for good sunrise reflections in the water.
Truth be told the actual sunrise was a bit underwhelming - the variability of the natural world. My breakfast picnic was good, I created a ham and fried egg baguette from the items I ordered and there was a load of fresh cut fruit.
One big bonus at being out at this mad hour was that when I went on to visit other temples they were pretty quiet - the Chinese tend to go back to their hotels for breakfast after sunrise!
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