Lotus Angkor Hotel

DAY 2 We had arranged with the hotel for a private taxi and guide around the Angkor area for 2 days (and at a VERY reasonable cost- we were surprised how cheap it was), so we got up early. As usual we had a nice breakfast on the roof (amazingly a man ...

... up above. An icon that the temple's towers are designed after. Entering the temple, I feel like Indiana Jones. Breakfast inside Angkor Thom before exploring Bayon with all the giant stone faces. Excited, I feel like a child again. This place is amazing ...

... I woke up at 5AM! this morning to make it the 30 minutes by motorbike to Angkor Wat (the most famous Angkor Temple) for sunset. I went out of my hotel to meet up with the Young cambodian (probably early 20's) whom I had commisioned to drive me around on ...

... . At the dusty Siem Reap bus station we were met by our driver from the hotel who transported us via tuk-tuk to the Wooden Angkor hotel. Our first surprise was that we weren't planning to stay at the Wooden Angkor Hotel. The hotel we had reservations at, ...

... - eggs, French bread and coffees in early morning. The hotel also has a spa in-house. http://www.shintamani.com/ - FCC Hotel Angkor. The Foreign Correspondents Club's hotel, spa and restaurant are a chic, open-air cafe. We recommend the Visaya Spa and ...

... somehow always managed to keep us at a distance from the crowds. Little by little, the outline of the lotus-shaped prangs of Angkor Wat started to appear against the dark sky. Unfortunately, the morning was cloudy and we could not ...

... , consisting of 3 levels surmounted by a central tower. You can explore it all. The central tower has 5 spectacular lotus like towers, rising to 65m high. Angkor Wat is coooool. We also thought we would grab a quick breakfast from one of the many food ...

... ‘Indiana Jones’ effect I absolutely loved. The main wat has been fixed up but the old (11th Century, pre-dating Angkor Wat) was unimproved, just the way I like it. Climbing around the stones with the help of young guides, we were shown the ...

... out the cake in the pictures! Anyway, we're all very tired but still happy and excited. Tomorrow we have a magic day visiting Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm temples - can't wait.  Oh, did we tell you the hotel is fantastic............maybe we've said ...

... in the central corridor have been crudely carved over with Bodhisattvas, and in a couple of odd cases, a lotus flower and a linga . This is a sad feature of Angkor that you witness at many of the sites, statues with heads chopped off, bas reliefs and ...

... over a small wooden bridge and approached the temple from the front. It is a very red looking temple (remarkably so after Angkor) made of sandstone (and this is why the decoration looks different even though the themes are similar). It was built in 967/ ...

... back to Angkor Wat and watch the sun go down.  Again, magic.  Pure true magic.  I am in absolute awe of Angkor Wat. P.S. I took 445 photographs today...why are you only seeing about 30?  Too tired to wait for more to upload....will FB ...

... je prave zmineny Bayon uz z dalky lze videt 54 vezi a na kazde z nich jsou vytesany obrovske hlavy boha Avalokitesvary. Angkor Wat, ktery je nejvetsi nabozenskou stavbou na svete,  byl nasi posledni zastavkou dne. Angkor Wat byl postaven pocatkem ...

... . Firstly, the most famous Angkor Wat. We had been looking forward to this for a while and it didn’t disappoint. Angkor Wat was built as a mausoleum for King Suryavarman II in the 12th century. The temple was built with huge conical shaped towers ...

... ruins. My favourite out of all of them was Bayon, which has 37 standing towers made up of huge faces. I think it's better than Angkor Wat (controversial I know). It's amazing to see all those faces, and the sheer size of them, made out of stone. It was ...

... temple, one playing the Madlin, the other sitting in full lotus. The temple was gorgeous, the serene atmosphere was indescribable. After Angkor Wat and breakfast we headed to Angkor Thom, the next most famous temple in the 700 acre complex. For a brief ...

SIEM REAP - ANGKOR TOUR ITINERARIES Day 1: 02-12-2009 09:00 am having breakfast in the hotel, visit Angkor Wat (the city which is temple) built by king Suryavarman II (1113-1150 AD). Lunch in front of Angkor Wat. 01:30 pm visit South Gate of ...

... of the king (with a vaguely perverted grin). Gwen and I even dragged ourselves out of bed to watch the sun rise over Angkor Wat, a spectacular sight despite the legions of bleary-eyed tourists all taking the exact same photos. But templin' isn't all one ...

... we took advantage of the fantastic shadows and beautiful pink light as it was cast across the sandstone. A final picture across the lotus lilly pond of Angkor Wat backlight by the rising sun was a special treat. Off to more temples. Cee now took us on the ...