Blogs from Angkor, North, Cambodia, Asia - page 85

4th day - 27 May 2006, Saturday - Banteay Srey & Misc Temples Today our main destination is Banteay Srey or known as Citadel of Beauty which is located far from the town and this is the last MUST VISIT temple to us. Due to the long distance, we have to pay extra transportation fees to the Tuk-tuk driver (normal rate = USD 10 per day but now = USD 15 per day). Along the way we got the chance to see many things, for example the local people activities, houses, markets / shops and etc. Finally, we took about 1 hour ++ to reach there. A little advice here, to take a car to Banteay Srey is a better choice, because the road condition at certain stretch is not too good, so if you were ... read more

2nd day - 25 May 2006, Thursday - Angkor Wat The best time to visit Angkor Wat is in the morning for sunrise and evening for sunset. “Early bird can eat the worm”, in order to be an “early bird” we have to wake up on 5.00am Cambodia time (6.00am Malaysia time). We took a “tuk-tuk” to the main attraction Angkor Wat. The outer limit of the temple is set by its broad moat. We passed the long causeway that over the moat and lead us to the entrance. As we crossed over the entrance we saw something unbelievable! Wow…..at this time already crowed with many tourists. Nevertheless, we couldn’t deny that although we watched the temple from far, but we still can experience the magnificent of the building - The Great Angkor Wat. We walk ... read more

Ankor Wat is the reason most people travel to Cambodia. Tucked away in lush green forests that surround Siem Riep - the local town - are a maze of temples that date back to when Noah was a kid. These temples where built by a gent called Rhayavaraman 2nd, and all are dedicated to specific Hindu gods as well as later becoming Buddha shrines. We started our temple excursion with a sunrise at the famous Ankor Wat, and the rest of the days were spent whizzing around on the most affordable transport available to tourists - electric bikes (tourists are not allowed to use Motor Bikes in Cambodia - they have a nasty habit of crashing). We have tried to capture the temples as best we can....enjoy. ... read more

Tonle' Sap (largest lake in Southeast Asia) These "floating villages" have a Catholic Church (65% of those who live on the lake are Vietnamese although a very small percentage of those in Cambodia as a whole are Vietnamese), 3 floating school houses, several floating stores, floating pig cages, etc... and despite not having any running water nor plumbing aprx 1/3rd of them had tv antennas (they watch tv via a generator).... read more

sawatdi ka peoples... since the last post I have been to Siem Riep, the city in cambodia closest to angkor wat.... considered possibly some of the most amazing ancient temples in the world by some. the journey began from bangkok (yet again), with a pretty nice a/c bus, that was not full (which in thailand, means that you are leaving the beaten path a little, usually the busses are pretty full or they dont go anywhere). There were about 15 of us in total... Larent from paris, Tam from china, Peekaboo (real name is Wararat) from thailand, Miguel from south africa and alex from germany to name a few who became my travel companions for the next few days. at about 1:00, we ended up at the cambodian boarder crossing at Poi Pet. Cambodian boarder crossing ... read more