This is Angkor Wat at sunrise. There are several things that are not captured in this picture. Firstly, the time. I had to get up at 4:30 in order to be there for sunrise. And I was a little disappointed to learn that I was still too late for a 'front row seat' on the water's edge! Second are the cicadas. During the darkness before sunrise, it's largely silent. As the light comes up so does the sound. There's this weird, electric hum that comes from the surrounding jungle and gets louder and louder. Later in the day, as you walk around, you find yourself very close to the source of this noise. Close up, it can only be described as 'jet engine like': high pitched, piercing, and persistent. Turns out these are the cambodian cicadas, which sound NOTHING like american Cicadas.

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