ANGKOR - SIEM REAP

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hi everyone,

We are starting our journey to Bali , but before we continue, let me tell you about Siem Reap where we spent 5 days and 4 nights. Although we only spent 1.5 days touring the temples and ruins of Angkor Wat theres numerous things to do it Siem Reap. We visited a silk farm , we both were fascinated by the process. The farm actually grows mulberry trees so the worms have leaves to eat. Once the cocoon is produces, they boil it to extract the silk.

We did our usual walking. We rented bikes for the day and decide to ride the 10 klm bike to Angkor Wat to see the sunset, it was a great idea, obviously the pics don't do it justice, but hope you will enjoy them. We decided to keep the bikes for another day and bike back for sunset, we left the hotel @ 5.00 AM to enjoy the incredible sun rise over Angkor Wat revealling a stunning silhouette. We purchased a history and guide book and continued on to Anghor Thom ( a wall city about 10 sq klm in size, and at it's peak around 1280 AD had a population of about 1 million,at a time when london had about 50,000) , BAYON (its 54 gothic towers are famously decorated with 216 enormous coldly smilling faces), Elephant terrace (was used as agiant viewing stand for public ceremonies), Preah Khan (housed around 1000 teachers and might have been a university), Ta Prohn (where tomb raider was filmed) the total circuit was over 40 klm and the weather was over 30 celcius and very humid. We retuned back at 4.00, so a long exhausting wonderfull day it was. If you havent google angkot wat, you should or would like to borrow the book , it should give you an insight. Our last day was spent laying around the pool and just relaxing. We left the next day for Bangkok , we stayed overnight at the airport to catch the 6.00 Am flight out.

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Comments

[carol louis]

hello again
Nice pictures no wander your battery has to be charged all the time lol. Lots to see and lots to snap pictures of. They look great and so do you 2. laters

[Melodie]

Mom you look like a local!

[Melodie]

Very Cool picture

[Melodie]

mom you look so young in all these pics!!!

[Kelly]

wow!
Love your blogs. So amazing. Hope Bali is the continuation of a wonderful trip!stay safe...and get more sleep! Lol.

[Dale DeVouge]

Lovin'it!!!! Please keep up the GRAET work on this Blog, I check up on you every day, feels good to know what is going on over there!!!

[JoseeandSean]

thanks dale, sean got you a rock from kong lo caves in laos, later, josee

[Ann Patterson]

Hi you lucky travellers
Hi Josee & Sean. Loving the pictures and the stories on the blog.It's so nice to come along on the travels with you that way. The weather here is plus temps. during the day and not too far in the minus at night. So enjoy the rest of the trip as I have had following along with the blog. Looking forward to hearing about Bali. So glad you both got to do this wonderful trip together. Safe travels, Hugs, Ann.