It's 6.15am, we were up at 4am with no time for breakfast because our car was picking us up at 4.45. But it will all be worth it, we are about to witness the splendour of the sun rising over Angkor Wat.

But it didn't look like that did it, because I have to admit that I doctored that photo. I have literally been waiting 40 years for this moment, travelled half way around the planet, endured a 4am start.....and it's bloody raining. So what that photo actually looked like was this.

Bit more dreary, yes?

In fact the rain didn't last long, and we did have a cool morning for traipsing around the various temples.

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world, it was built during the 12th century. It was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The five towers of Angkor Wat rise through three levels to a grand central shrine. The view of the temple from the moat is stunning with its towers reflected in the still water. We joined hundreds of others on the bank waiting for the sunset - we were in the front row.

From Angkor Wat we went to Ta Promh. It turns out that my favourite wasn't Angkor Wat (hugely impressive as it is), but Ta Prohm, where the Banyan trees have started to absorb the temple back into the forest. The roots break through the walls and are causing substantial damage. They are having to cut some of the trees down and a number of the towers are crumbling/falling down. So I think we are lucky to see it now before the trees engulf and damage it completely, or more likely we hear, all the trees will be cut down.

Parts of Tomb Raider were shot here apparently, here's Angelina on set.

From Ta Promh we went on to Preah Ko (AD 875-890). The structure is based on a square based pyramid with a very steep staircase. We decided not to climb it as our knees were starting to object - in fact Simon's knees had decided enough was enough.

Next stop was Angkor Thom. This temple is spread over an area of 4 sq miles. There are 5 gateways in to the city and in the centre is the Bayon temple. It is pyramid shaped and it has several huge, calm, smiling faces that adorn its towers.

Our guide for the day was a young man in his thirties named Sarnak. He has seen a lot of change in his relatively short life. He was telling us stories of his life as a child. During the dark days of the Khmer Rouge and the civil war, he and his brother used to go and shoot about 10 small birds a day as they had nothing to eat. They used to go looking for American bombs as they could sell the metal for a good price. They found one bomb and took it to sell, to be told that it was still live so the merchant did not want it. They took it to someone who helped them to detonate it in a deep pit. The metal was dispersed over a hundred metres. When the UN helicopters landed, if the boys could get close to the helicopter whilst its rotary blades were still in action, they gave them sweet treats. He believes the UN saved Cambodia ; UNESCO, UNICEF, UNHCR.

By midday, we were well and truly 'templed out' and a little weary (up since 4am and no breakfast remember), so we decided to hit downtown Siem Reap for some lunch. We found a street side cafe for lunch that seemed popular. We had chicken in lemongrass, aubergine and chicken curry, rice, and 2 beers for less than £5. Absolutely lovely and a bargain.

We returned to the hotel by Tuk-Tuk. The first time we had seen it in daylight. First port of call was a welcoming dip in one of the swimming pools. We spent a very pleasant afternoon lounging by the pool with the swim up bar - always a favourite!

We took another tuk-tuk back into town for the evening. What a lovely place! The place comes alive with neon lights, pedestrianised areas and so many bars and restaurants. We were in Pub Street so a beer seemed a great idea. We had 3 beers and the bill was 1USD. That's 25p each! This place could be dangerous!

Cheers!