Siem Reap translates to Siam conquered – the relations between Cambodia and Thailand are still strained, especially as you get closer to the border between the countries. We flew into Siem Reap airport, and took a cab to our hotel. The driver, Long, was really nice and helpful, so we arranged for him to tour us around to the temples of Angkor Wat for 2.5 of the 4 days we had in the city.On the way to the hotel, we told him about our trip so far, and jokingly mentioned it would be great to ‘crash’ a Cambodian wedding….more on that later! He took us to the hotel where we checked in, grabbed a quick lunch, then set out to Bantey Srey, a temple built in the late 10th century during Rajendravarman’s rule, 37 km outside
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