Angkor Thom Siem Reap

Unlike most of you on Boxing Day who were sat in front of the tele, eating left over turkey and playing with your presents - as it should be. We were sat on a bus worrying that Brad was going to be deported from Cambodia.

On Boxing Day we started our journey to Cambodia - our final destination. On the bus Brad was asked if he had another …

This morning I was wide awake and raring to go at 6:45am! I was very excited about exploring and seeing the temples. Today was going to be a highlight of my trip and something I had been looking forward to before we left England. We met our Tuk Tuk driver at 8:45am and then drove for 20mins to the entrance gate where we bought our tickets. It cost …

An early start as we are off to see the temples today! 8.30am we meet our guide Samnang who looks about fifteen!! We discuss the route and head off in the tuk tuk. First stop is Ta Prohm - currently being restored with the support of the Indian government. It's amazing how the trees have taken over here. The juxtaposition of cranes and historic …

We are greeted from our boat by an enthusiastically waved sign welcoming us, and held by one of the nicest people you could hope to meet, Tommy, who becomes 'our' tuk-tuk driver for the week. He has been sent by our guest house, and the drivers are always very keen to meet and welcome you as this is their best chance of securing work, rather than …

Barbara (wisely) decided that she wasn't going to visit the temples of Angkor. The whole reason we came to Cambodia. But I guess that given that she doesn't like statues and reading she was probably better off staying at her hostel. We were staying at separate hostels- gave Barbara the responsibility of booking accommodation but she booked her bed …

Next up is the cultural heartland of Cambodia.

And my word is a beauty.

Not that town itself; it's not exactly a work of art, but some areas do have some very nice buildings. Siem Reap isn't why people mainly come and visit though; It's for the ruins of an 800 year old city that's few miles away.

Angkor Wat and it's …

We caught a bus to Siem Reap at noon and when we arrived it was already nightfall. Prohm Roth Guesthouse is near the center but the Prohm Roth Inn is not that close but they offered us a tuk-tuk to the Inn. After getting note of our surroundings, we easily walked to the city center and back again in no time! By now we were accustomed to walk for …

On todays planning was the exploration of Angkor area, which most famously includes the temple of Angkor Wat. We got up at around 9 and headed out to get some breakfast, after which we went and picked up our bikes which we're using to get around the Angkor area. The ride to Angkor Wat was about 6 Km, in a straight line, but on the Cambodian road …

After about a month in Thailand, we said our goodbyes and vowed to return soon. It was now time to visit Siem Reap, Cambodia to visit the Ankor Temple Complex. This temple complex is known as the #1 temple complex in Southeast Asia (We already have visited #3, #4 in Indonesia). However, before I get to that, the trip to Siem Reap was quite …

Yesterday we traveled to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom
it was the best experience of my life to see the worlds biggest temple and to see my 1st wonder of the world. Our guide is very helpful with a name we cant remember most of the time btw his name is sahan pretty sure but today we travel to the overgrown temple with mister Winn, our driver and …

... . At the end of the bike loop, following a $4 purchase of a bootlegged photocopy of the Cambodia Lonely Planet book, was the ancient city of Angkor Thom and just beyond it, Angkor Wat itself. The weather rapidly turned foul by this point, erupting ...

Here are some photos from our time in Siem Reap and a few of the Angkorian complexes and temples - Angkor Thom and the Bayon, Preah Khan, Ta Prohm (the Tomb Raider temple) and of course the mother of all temples, Angkor Wat. ...

... whole pie of Cambodia seems to be on the verge of corruption. Well I shouldn't go that far. We thoroughly LOVED Siem Reap outside of Angkor Wat. But here's a few examples: 1) According to our Taxi driver and a few other sources Bangkok Airlines bribed ...

... towered above us, but sadly was closed. It was wonderful. But there was more to come. Mr Bon drove us on to Angkor Thom, a city which once housed a million people within its walls. We entered via a gate topped with the four faces of Avalokiteshvara, ...

... Luang Prabang, next stop Cambodia. A boring wait and a short flight later we landed at the airport of Siem Reap, in the middle of the country of Cambodia. The landscape is noticeably different here, and it actually looks a bit like Holland from the ...

... day. Pay $40 each for 3 day pass at entrance to Park. Only here for 2 days but $20 per day anyway. Go to Bayon first at Angkor Thom which has 200 giant Buddha faces carved into the structure. Amazing place like all the rest we go to. All the temples defy ...

... tree roots over the buildings and walls and is pretty huge and very quiet too - another fave of ours. Then back into 'Angkor Thom' and 'Baphuon' which again is very big with lots of buildings and walls covered in carvings - terrace of elephants was ...

... scams... Maybe, though, we should begin our story with Siem Reap and the spectacular ruins of the ancient city of Angkor: Siem Reap which was our base for visiting Angkor, though the main tourist area of Cambodia, was quite small and fairly ...

... quite awesome, Asparas and Basque reliefs everywhere, all very symmetrical and awesome. Hard to imagine it was totally forgotten for a long time. Angkor Thom was next, which is the old capital and had a few things in it. Bayon, this is "the one ...

... in the Tomb Raider films, it definitely felt as if we were the first ones ever to have explored its depths. As we approached Angkor Thom, the sun was beginning to settle behind it, so it wasn't until we had climbed the steep stairs to the first level ...