Phnom Bok Hotel Siem Reap

... were only re-discovered in the 1860s and the. We did a big circuit of the main temples which took 10 hours! <br><br>We got up at 4.45am (yes, quarter to five in the morning!!!) so we could get there for sunrise. Although it was a drizzly morning, the views were breathtaking as we watched the sun rise over the three peaks of Angkor Wat (which are shown on their flag &#8211; they&#8217;re very proud of Angkor Wat). Once the sun had risen, we explored the temple ...

... throughout the day which I think was better than the tuk tuk. <br><br>At Ankor Thom I saw the tree roots around the buildings and even had one of the security police acting as a guide much to the annoyance of the authentic guides. <br><br>After I had my fill fo temples and there are a lot, I asked the driver to take me round the countryside. By chance passed an orphanage and I ...

... adventure. I spent five hours crawling over the major sights although you could spend days if you had the funds (20USD daily), stamina and interest and you could also cycle it. It was really wonderful, knackering, too bloody hot and a trial by every vendor under the sun - from lisping children to ancient crones and in it's way, pretty exhausting - however, I try to maintain politeness even under siege conditions - as the daily wage is about a ...

Cambodian (Khmer) folk are excessively friendly. Most in the tourist service towns speak English or would love the opportunity to learn to do so. French is now all but disappeared. As a consequence of this you are stopped very regularly in the street by someone wanting to practice their English - How Old are you? Where you come from? It is never a dull moment here. My rather small little room still has Air Con and a fan, ESPN, a hot ...

Today I strolled through the old market. It really is a tourist trap, but a nice tourist trap. The shopping is heavenly. I got 10 meters of a very thick, high-grade raw silk in a papaya color for <br>$5 a meter. Wow! Also a silk purse for $5. <br><br>Bargain hard, people. That silk started at $12/meter. When they give a price, halve it. Then only come up a little. Then when they won't meet your price walk away. Either they will ...

... everybody waved as we rode by. I won't go on about it too much as I am very conscious about boring people with horsey experiences so you look at the pictures (do email me if you want me to bore you with details about tack, paces, feed and foals!). It has to be one of the best horse rides ever and I would thoroughly recommend the ranch to anyone going to Siem Reap...... Oh god it's raining now and he is still out on the ladder with the drill!!!.......<br><br>Temples - Today ...

... So after an early dinner on Koh san road, we headed back for an early night to get up at 4am to try and beat the rush at the bus depot for the bus to the Thai border town.<br>We'd read so much about the horror stories about getting from Bangkok to Siem Reap and scams tourist tend to fall for, so we were quite apprehensive about the whole thing.<br>4am came and we set off at 4.40am to get the first bus to the North Depot. However after walking out the Hostel a taxi sounded like a much ...

... religious structure on earth, and certainly the most famous of the Angkor temples. From Angkor Wat we went to the walled city of Angkor Thom, where we saw the Bayon and several smaller temples. We continued down the road through several other temples, making our last stop at a temple that has been largely overtaken by the trees. Enormous roots climb over and through the stone walls, a really incredible site.<br><br>

<br> We hired a tuk tuk driver for 2 days to take us around to all the temples. The first one we visited was the magnificient, awe inspiring temple that is Angkor Wat. There is an impressive moat surrounding it and the complex is massive in size. We spent a couple hours exploring the levels and galleries and walking around the perimeter - very quiet and peaceful. Angkor Wat was built to honour Vishnu and was ...

... sure that both of them will be able to hear us when they watch the video at home! <br><br>Som took us home and we said our goodbyes. He will pick us up for the bus if he does not have other customers tomorrow. I ran up to the room and got some things for his children - glow sticks, stickers and bubbles. He was thrilled that they were from Canada. <br><br>I did some work on the internet and then went to bed. It has been a long day, I am still wiped out and not 100% yet.