Bayon Temple Siem Reap

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 …

Early to rise this morning! Woke up at 4.30 to get the Tuk-tuk from outside the hostel at 5.00. Didn't take too long to get to Angkor - about 20 minutes. The roads were fairly quiet although there were plenty of Monks out for their morning duties.

On arrival at the Angkor Complex we had our photos taken for the temple pass and then Niam, …

Two months ago I suspected that Siem Reap would be the highlight of our journey but I never expected it to exceed my expectations like it has. The people here make me feel at ease after the stress of Pattaya and Bangkok. Our last 3 weeks has been a perfect example of the extraordinary contrasts of South East Asia. It's hard to imagine that after a …

After seeing the sunrise over Angkor Wat, you can understand why this place has become a symbol for Cambodia and is featured on everything from the National Flag to Beer and Cigarettes. In order to capture the sunrise, we awoke at 3.30am which neither the girls nor I were particularly pleased about especially when we had only gone to bed several …

Stayed here for 7 nights too much to even describe better upload lots of photos or you should just get a flight and visit it yourself. bye …

Siem Reap was our city of choice when it came to celebrating the New Year and it proved to be a outstanding decision. Not only does it have authentic Khmer culture and ancient history with the temples of Angkor it also has a thriving city with a plethora of markets, restaurants, bars and incredibly friendly locals.

We ended up spending …

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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 …

Det är väldigt lätt att beskriva med ord vad jag har sett de tre senaste dagarna. Det är dock väldigt svårt att få det hela att låta intressant för den som inte är insatt eller känner till området. Jag har sett stenar placerade i form utav tempel. Väldigt stora tempel och väldigt många. Mycket imponerande arkitektur och att de faktiskt fick upp så …

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It was an early start we got up at 4am, gathered all our gear for a full on day. 5am Mr Veriak picked us up but he also gave some cycles to other guests. Some people ride from the town and into the temples. It's a nice ride but a damn long one. We made our way to Angkor Wat as we followed this massive line of lights stretching …

... Angkor Thom complex. The day began hot and continued to get hotter as we trawled around the complex from building to building. The Bayon Temple, a major part of Angkor Thom, has an eerie quality with its giant carved faces on each side of each tower, as ...

... only 10 Bart (GBP 0.15) each, so we squeeze on board, hoping that we can change our flight time to Siem Reap, Cambodia, to something earlier than 3pm. At Bangkok Airways ticketing office we collect our (expensive) USD$120 tickets and find that there ...

... After spending a couple of hours at Angkor Wat we moved onto Angkor Thom which was the old Khmer capital. First we headed for the Bayon temple which is more ornate than Angkor Wat, but it looks more ancient due to it's dilapidated state. It's also a lot ...

... 9th century onwards is awe-inspiring. The number of temples are endless, with craftsmanship that is way beyond their years. My favorite was Bayon Temple, created by the 7th King of Angkor, in which he places faces of himself on all 52 towers- looking out ...

... of the time, bland overcast conditions prevailed. However, these spectacular temples and monuments transcend the weather so enjoy anyway. Bayon temple - The Big Heads From a distance this temple looks like piles of nicely stacked but well weathered ...

... a popular term here in Siem Reap!). On our fourth day, we hired a tuk-tuk to drive us to the north of Siem Reap to visit the temple of Banteay Srei and the mystical ruins of Kbal Spean (a 100km roundtrip). The drive to Banteay Srei was very scenic. ...

... the worship of the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu, he made Mahayana Buddhism the primary religion of Angkor for the first time. And the Bayon Temple became his state temple. He also built the temples of Prah Kahn (dedicated to his father) and Ta Prohm ...

... . Some temples, being isolated in the middle of the jungle, are pretty much in the same condition as when rediscovered. Bayon temple is noteable for its giant sculpted heads smiling enigmatically from the towers and walls. Angkor Wat itself is stupendous ...

... Thom - 'The Great City' in the Angkorian period comprising of enclosed walls 3km long on each side. The centrepiece is the Bayon temple, comprising of giant faces which represent a former King of the region. Then we visited Ta Keo, which is really ...

... after life. Some of the temples were built for Buddist worship and others Hindu inspired. The large carved faces located in the Bayon Temple are a classic example of the Khmer art. After a long morning, we stopped for lunch - the two hottest hours ...