“Wait for the light,” our guide said. “When the sun rises behind us, it will pour over the temple and bathe the spires in golden light.”
It was 5:00 a.m. in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We were standing by starlight in front of Angkor Wat and we had it to ourselves. When visiting for sunrise, there are two perspectives you can take: watching the sun rise behind the temple at the west entrance—which is the most popular—or watching the sun rise onto the temple at the east entrance, which is where we stoo...
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