Blogs from Angkor, North, Cambodia, Asia - page 96

Today we went to see Angkor Wat - one of the seven wonders of the world, as well as the biggest religious building in the world. The reason that Angkor Wat is so special is hard to explain, so I will not say too much about it. I do have many pictures though. Angkor Wat was built over a thousand years ago (took 500 years to build) by the mighty Khmer Empire. This empire controlled most of Asia, and built Angkor as the religious/cultural center. Angkor is a cluster of massive stone temples that spread out over 20 kms. Each Temple has its own meaning, but none are as impressive as the main temple - Angkor Wat. These temples are so huge, that they rival the pyramids in egypt. Angkor is completley made of stone that ... read more

Boarder crossing The boader crossing from Vietam into Cambodia was a pretty nice trip along the Mekong Delta, which included a small tour of one of Vietnams floating fishing villages (without my knowledge) it was a nice diversion but it added a hour to the already long trip but I savoured the moment and took in the lovely lush natural landscape and waving, giggling local children. The process to get over the boarder and obtain the Cambodian visa was quite funny the officials have no idea they pretty much stuffed up my second entry visa entry into Vietnam fortunately I noticed just before the boat was about to take off (well thats when I got my passport back - lucky I looked at it) and to my own dismay I held up the boat for around ... read more

I was in Siam Reap from the 21st - 24th September 2005 The temples were in a very large area. I would recommend people to go cycling on Day 1 do the mini circuit and and take a tuk tuk on Day 2 and do the grand circuit. On the 3rd day the Roule temples and the Tonle Sap lake....the floating market....however I feel the USD10 they charge is a little outrageous.... Tha landmine museum is not so big but I feel its worth a visit for the cause...there are many kids whose legs have got blown off and its nice to sit with them and see how they make wrist bands...and do see how they are getting on with their lives. Overall the Angkor Wat temples are nice however I think the Ajanta and Ellora ... read more

Als erstes: die Stadt Siem Reap und die Umgebung ist von Touristen ueberfuellt und es bleibt einem nichts anders uebrig als mit der Masse zu gehen. Zumindest ist man selten bei der Erkundung eines Tempels alleine, vor allem bei den Sonnenauf und untergaengen. Am ersten Tag habe ich versucht mich ein wenig von der Masse abzusondern und mir auf einer Radtour die meisten Tempel angeschaut: prachtvolle Bauwerde, die mehrere hundert quadratkilometer Land in Anspruch nehmen. An die weiter entfernten Tempel hat mich heute mein Mopedfahrer hingefuehrt. Dafuer sind einige davon fast menschenleer und man hat das Ding fuer sich alleine: herrlich! Gibt es eigentlich eine Methode um nicht dauernd hunderte von Kindern im Schlepptau zu haben? Ich glaube morgen werde ich es mal mit ner Tuete Bonbons versuchen. Ansonsten ist es schon komisch wenn man aus ... read more

Pics from Seim Reip - Angkor Temples I know I should have arrived earlier to the temples to avoid the crowds and not having so many package-tourists in these pics, but, hey I was on vacation and for the first time in many days I had AC, so I slept in every day while in Seim Reip, any problem with that?... read more