Since in-flight meal of tuna sandwich was our dinner last night, we woke-up hungry this morning. Breakfast at hotel was not buffet style, we ordered noodle soup and congee from the menu. Then, our self-tour to the famous temple complex was started from the icon, Angkor Wat. Right after we arrived there, before feeling excited, we were overwhelmed with a number of tourists, especially large groups from China. As expected, a ruin which has been remained as it is for a thousand year does not change in a couple of decades. So, there were not much difference from what I saw this time and my last time visit as you can see the pictures in below (left: the year of 2000, right: the year of 2017). Some sites were roped for preservation which was new, though. Also, the deadly steep and narrow stone stairway to access the third layer of Angkor Wat was not accessible, as replaced with a stainless stairway. Thanks to the weather which was not too hot, we could walk around as many as 24,000 steps!
