Goldiana Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

... a few days it is cheaper to buy the 3-day ticket which cost US$40.Buy ticket at the gate which is over 1 kilometre away from Angkor Wat proper.<br><br>This is the most magnificent spellbinding ancient piece of architecture I have seen so far.I have seen the Pyramid, the Great Wall, Borobudur and other smaller wonders of the ancient world but this is the most astounding.This amazing wonder has a moat surrounding it that makes the moats around ancient European ...

... despite the once again steep uphill climb I was glad I had because it gave me a nice view of the surrounding forests. This temple was in need of much repair and work was being done but it still had a long way to go. I did have an interesting encounter with a policeman here. As I was walking in (and out) a policeman a approached me and showed me his badge. I was hoping he didn&#8217;t want to see my passport because I didn&#8217;t bring it. The next thing ...

... lucky enough to witness), Bayon was humbling, as I stared at the large buddha faces, perfectly sculpted and in amazing condition for their age, I felt as if they were staring back at me, an aura sunrrounding them, like the secrets to hundreds of yeards of history was in those stone eyes, staring right through me into my soul (deep I know!). The feeling of a great historical past resonated with me more strongely here then in Angkor Wat. In the centre of Bayon ...

... a motor bike with a small carriage behind. <br><br>Today, Sunday, was absolutely brilliant, a trip of an hour or so out to the floating village of Kompong Phhluk. Upon arriving at a small port we headed off on a boat (just the two of us) across to and through the floating village. We then transferred onto a traditional paddle boat and were taken through a large mangrove area. All very atmospheric. Wait "till we get the photos ...

... cela signifie qu' on peut<br>visiter a les temples mayas. A Angkor, pas possible... a moins de s'<br>appeler King Kong ! <br><br>J'ai donc décidé de parcourir le site a vélo pendant 3 jours et de louer un tuk-tuk pour mon dernier jour, hier. <br><br>J'<br>y suis allee a doses homeopathiques : 3 heures la 1ère journée de jeudi<br>dernier, 3 heures le lendemain, une journée entière à vélo le samedi,<br>repos dimanche et journée complète avec un tuk-tuk ...

... qui propongono anche il FISH MASSAGE... piccoli pesciolini "Massaggiano" i piedi di chi li immerge in apposite vasche. Passiamo la serata in centro e prima di tornare in stanza, facciamo un giro a piedi tra le vie piene di locali di recente apertura e di turisti. La cittadina sta' avendo un recente boom economico data la sua vicinanza al sito imperdibile di Angkor.

... the day was marred with a slight upset stomach on my part. Put it this way, I have never cycled so fast back to the hotel before. <br><br> Anyway tomorrow we move onto Battambang a sleepy town in the Northwest of Cambodia, roughly 3-4 hours from Siem Reap. We have really enjoyed our time in Siem Reap and a special thanks goes to the Golden Mango Inn hotel. By far our best hotel in Cambodia and in our top 3 so far on this trip.

... I think I was distracted by how green and leafy everything that surrounded the temple was.The rest of the temples were mostly cleared for tourists so the sun shone hot everywhere, but here it was shaded and green everywhere. <br><br>As the sun was setting, Boun took us to the hill that overlooked the ruins of Angkor Wat and we soon realized that the hill felt like a small mountain to quickly hike and we were very tired. We got to the top and there was a ...