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Ancient ruins
TravelPod Member ReviewsBakong Siem Reap
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Angkor Wat v. 1.0
mchao 7 contributions United States Oct 8, 2011
Part of the Roulous group of temples that were build several hundred years before Angkor Wat by King Indravarman I, Bakong is maybe the best preserved of the temples, with a central prang and surrounding towers meant to mimic the holy Hindu mountain of Mt. Meru. The actual structure is quite intact with elephant statues, carvings all over and various towers in the process of being restored. Without seeing Angkor Wat first, you're quite impressed by the sight.
However, here of the Roulous group has the most children selling souvenirs and singing songs for money. It can be trying with tourist groups and hawkers to find peace, even on a structure as large as Bakong. But I would recommend this temple as nice day out to the Roulous group.This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Bakong Siem Reap
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All roads lead to Angkor
Entry containing 254 photos titled: Angkor Temples, Monks at Angkor Temples, My boss however is little trying... she's from Br, Angkor Wat
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Tomb raiding and trying to stay afloat
So we took a night bus from Sihanoukville to Siem Riep. It has to be one of the worst journeys we have been on yet - mainly due to the fact that the road was very badly maintained and our driver wanted to get there as quickly as possible. At one stage we hit a pot hole so fast that both of us thought the bus was going to tip over. We were also held …
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Angkor 1: The Outer Temples
After having spent a good 4 hours on the bus to Siem Reap reading and re-reading the LP pages on Angkor, and then going over my quasi-plans with the hostel staff, I realized that touring Angkor can be a real undertaking, especially if you want to fit in everything into a nice package. This is mostly due to the exorbitant (relative to the Cambodian …
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Svipptur innom Kambodsja - Ankor
Kambodsja
Etter en drøy time i fly fra Hanoi så ankommer vi Kambodsja og Siem Reap. Flyplassen var ikke så stor men den var veldig mye penere enn andre flyplasser vi har sett. En sveip innom sikkerhetkontrollen og noen få dollar til visa så var vi på vei til Hotellet, The Kool Hotel :-).
The Kool Hotell var faktisk ganske cool ;-), vi fikk … -
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Riktig turist
(Skrive feil, vil kunne forekomme grunnet time-leg, og avvik av Khmer dialekt og min skrivende Bærum dialekten.)
Etter en grei frokost med te og omelett, satte jeg meg på en tuk tuk som var ordnet og eid gjennom gjestehuset jeg bor på. Planen var denne dagen å følge ett av rådene jeg fikk med fra Bangkok, nemmelig om å se templene i …
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Related BlogsBakong Siem Reap
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Angkor - not the ship kind. Temple Tour Day 3
... all looked at each other and nodded - I don't think so!! It was 9.45 and there was no way we'd be done and back in Siem Reap by 11.30. The guy was dreaming big time! We were off to the The Rolous Group which includes Preah Ko, Bakong and Lolei, ...
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More magical Angkor sights and scenery
... temple somewhere in the vicinity of Banteay Srei and is an imposing structure in its own right. Bakong (Roluos group) The Roluos group, south east of Siem Reap, is the oldest group in the area and were the founding temples of the Khmer empire ...
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Extreme Templing, Day 1 - Building up
... music again, and I still want to beat someone up from Apple over what happened to my iPod. Anyway... I rocked up in Siem Reap about 3pm, and despite being much more developed than other provincial capitals, I quite liked it. Huge tree lined ...
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Angkor, Day 3
... late. There was nothing left to see, so we made our way back. Later on, we went to the street that is not Siem Reap, Westyville. This street has been purposely built for the Westerners. In fact, they block the road off at either end and place guards ...
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The mysteries of Angkor - Day 3
Day 3: The Roluos Group is named after the town of Roluos and is about 13 km outside Siem Reap. Roluos Group was the capital of Indravarman I (877 to 889). These were the first temples built to last and are made of brick with some carved plaster reliefs. ...
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Elephant ride
... - we went to the food market, saw people carrying amazing things on bikes (the 8 foot ladder was the best), saw modern Siem Reap. The taxi driver explained all the buildings and schools and was very proud to show us parts that few people asked to see. He ...
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Day 48: A sad day, my last day at school
... who was handing out lucky red Buddhist ribbons. I’ve been looking for these for ages, having seen many locals wear them in Siem Reap. Rady (BP) mentioned I may be able to find them here. It’s the best dollar I’ve spent. You can’t ...
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Not A Happy Hour, A Happy Day!
... nbsp;We had a nice meal and then did a bit more browsing at the market. The number of disabled land mine victims in Siem Reap is so heartbreaking, it makes it hard to wander the streets. We walked passed two booksellers that sold books on the ...
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Tour de Wat - Stage 2
... was thoroughly entertaining. We approached the city at the height of the afternoon business in smog and chaos of everyday life in Siem Reap. Thankfully we beat ‘rush hour’ and were able to get some rest and a shower before ...
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Siem Reap
... for a dowry. As he so eloquently put, 'No money, no honey." He took us to the Floating Village, 10 km outside of Siem Reap. It is literally a village floating on the river. Homes, schools, churches, stores, etc...all mark their place on the river. ...
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