Golden Takeo Siem Reap
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123 Wath Bo Street Siem Reap, Cambodia, 012-785424
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We arrived last night after only a 6 hour bus trip from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, which is in the north, much hotter, and more into "the jungle." Thank goodness it is still dry season . . .no bugs so far! That's true for our stomachs, and uh, other issues as well :) Guess beer and lots of chili sauce can do wonders. We are staying with the cousin of a friend of Josh's and the guest house is not in the touristy area, which is nice. Tuk tuks are the primary mode of transportation for tourists - ...
Siem Reap, Cambodia asiacondo
Day 2 and 3: Angkor and Last Reflections on Cambodia Both of us have done the hike to Macchu Pichu, and we agree that overall Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples are way more amazing in their grandeur, complexity, various styles of architecture, detailed carvings, and the simply for the sheer number in a rather small area. In all we saw about 40 of the 52 places which comprise Angkor, with Angkor Wat being the largest and most recognizable of them all. Day 2 began at 5:00am so we could cat...
Siem Reap, Cambodia asiacondo
Rocked up here after a pretty early flight with a nice 'free transfer' from the airport. It is free but you're expected to hear the pitch as soon as you're outside the airport (take me for your trip etc - we did). All in good humour I might add. I wasn't sure I'd make it out after a child next to me spent the whole flight choking all over the place. Hand?
So after our quick interlude we're on the road into Siem Reap. Last time we were here it was a town fairly focussed on one main road...
So we decided after a fleeting visit to stay on at PACDOC Orphanage outside Siem Reap. There are heaps of these types of orphanages around Cambodia and we did want to visit one, we've just ended up staying on to volunteer here.
The place is set in a rural setting of Siem Reap Province and is fairly primitive. The water is bore hole courtesy of Unesco & a Japanese project and the food is from donations only. The boys sleep outside, whilst the girls sleep in a covered area. The small...
Quick updates for you all. Not huge amounts to report. Same sort of stuff. We've stepped up the English campaign in teaching more now. Rather than hammering footballs at 8 year old kids in goal and claiming my skills of footy have improved we're working on a slightly more structured approach of teaching now.
The day does include football and/or fishing though. As the youngest are at school in the afternoon we tend to be more productive with the older lot.
Theres a load of pics a...
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... being the huge tree that is entwined with the door one end. Of course they’re all amazing, but we were getting warn out looking at temples in the heat of the day and we were saving the best for last; Angkor Wat.
We made one last stop before hitting Angkor Wat, we'd heard the roots of a tree at Ta Som were really impressive, I'd say the rumors were right.
Finally we were going to Angkor Wat; part of me had held ...
... Brilliant.
Temple time... Day 1
Batman took us to a pricey, but excellent, patisserie/cafe for breakfast (which was frequently visited over the next few days...), and then out of the city to the temple complex. After purchasing a $40 3-day ticket (for which you choose between 'any 3 days in a week' or '3 consecutive days', a pointless option no?) it was time for the first stop of the day - Angkor Wat.
It'll take too long to go through the details of each ...
... visitors or ex-patriots, unless you can be seen at Angkor Children's Hospital. The locals have few or no options at all.
Angkor Children's Hospital (http://angkorhospital.org/default.php) is the country's only teaching hospital, and they are able to train a cohort of 13 new doctors per year through their residency program. They treat about 100,000 children each year, all on a budget of about $2.5M. Amazing. That works out to a ...
... su palafitte. terrazze piene di amache che qui usano solitamente per dormire. Le casette fatte di legno e paglia, immerse nella vegetazione, creano un contesto rurale molto carino. Nel pomeriggio, relax in camera perche' fuori oggi fa davvero molto caldo. Usciamo verso sera per un ultimo giro in centro... domani probabilmente saluteremo la Cambogia.
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... in doorways of old chamber-like rooms, standing on stone forecourts taking picks of myself and the ruined towers that are more like stone mounds. Perhaps too many picks were taken among too many tourists. Japanese mostly. Once you've photographed one ruin, really, you've photographed them all. Although, having said this, something unique probably does exist about each of them.
I agreed to team up with Johannes for the rest of the ...
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