Sokha Angkor

... bridge which crossed the moat. The raised causeway has stopping points with lion statues and the whole entrance has a long naga balustrade. Angkor Wat was built by Suryavarman II in as a Hindu temple dedicated (unusually) to Vishnu. It faces west (unlike ...

... visit Siem Reap, but it's a big one. In fact, it's the biggest-- Siem Reap is the gateway to the Temples of Angkor, the largest and arguably the most well preserved religious structures in the world. Ticket prices are steep at $40 for three days, ...

... Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat on the second day.. big trees, picture perfect sights for camera enthusiasts.. had a really nice picture at the Angkor Wat, with its reflection in the moat.. too bad, we can't download from the camera (i forgot to format the sdcard ...

... sun rose. After a bit more exploration of the site we headed back to the hotel for breakfast. Regrouped, then back to Angkor Thom for intensive sightseeing - highlights were the South Gate, Bayon Temple (giant stone faces), Ta Prohm (massive tree roots ...

... ). In the afternoon, I joined 159 other passengers for the short flight to Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia. We stayed at the Sokha Angkor, a 6 star hotel if such a rating exists. Mar. 9th, day 60. Angkor Wat is a must-see destination for all ...

Left the dodgy guest house and found Earthwalkers (Soukah, owned by Thomas) Visited 3 main tepmles - Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta phrom )a few others in ...

... we had expected of Phnom Penh. We had a beer in a little bar overlooking the river. The local brew here is called Angkor Beer - hardly surprising. The temples of Angkor are the symbols of Cambodia and the Khmer people. Images of the temples appear on the ...

... with more stupid rules and regulation and it costs more to enter), the National Museum (lots of statutes taken out of the Angkor temples), and Tuol Sleng - the prison where the Khmer Rouge kept and tortured many of their victims. This is probably the ...

... duration of the journey.  Thank God for the iPod!   Due to the amount of tourists that come to visit the temples of Angkor, Siem Reap is a bustling town full of hotels, bars and restaurants.  Once again, we had been given a few good tips on ...

Today we started, as usual, with a sumptuous breakfast and then took a drive out to the main temple, Angkor Wat. We spent two hours looking around this amazing area with our guide Sokha. When we arrived, Hilton was accosted by a girl who introduced ...

... of the trees over 400 yrs old. Angelina Jolie has really put them on the world map. Next day went to Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, with our guide Sokha (a real nice, friendly chap) and driver (a stern, unfriendly fellow is he). Lovely place. It has 47 ...

... Street made famous by Brad and Angie. A tourist attraction, of course! The following morning we had arranged a tour of the Angkor Wat temples -- a recommendation of Jamie's friend Emmett. We were picked up at 5:30am *yawn* to see the sunrise over the ...

... way down to the Foreign Correspondent's Club for Happy Hour. With an air of a 1940s Journo's bar, we were treated to 1 dollar Angkor, with stunning views over the adjacent river. The rest of the group from Vietnam were there, and we spent 2 beers putting ...

... minute walk from the riverfront and it's bars, across the road from the National Museum (which holds all the artefacts moved from Angkor), and a 5 minute walk from the Palace. But when we did tuktuk to the backpacker area it was sooo far away from all ...

... riel. $1 equals 4000 riel. It doesn’t matter what you use and often your change consists of a mix of both types of money. Seeing is believing, and it always seems to turn out right. We leave for Siem Reap and Angkor Wat at 8 tomorrow morning. ...

... har faat kartlagt det hele saa er det ett 5 stjerners (om ikke flere stjerner) hotell i omraadet, Sokha. Sokha er en japansk kjede som ogsaa har rettighetene til Angkor omraadet. Til Angkor koster det 20 dollar for en dag, 40 for 3 dager. Med den andelen ...

... Angkor Thom to Bayon . Then start visiting to Bayon, Elephant Terrace, Leper King, Baphuon, Phimean Akas. Lunch at hotel. PM visit Angkor Wat and sunset view from the top of Bakheng Hill. Dinner & O/N Hotel. Day 3: ...

... you will see anywhere else. Low Lights: A bit expensive because of all the NGO and UN money coming in Interesting tourists Siem Rep/Angkor Wat Another all day bus ride to get here.  More of the same scenery.  The Prince Mekong Guest House was ...

... Sokimex, a parent company of Sokha Hotels (as mentioned in the Kampot entry) controls the ticket distribution to all the main Angkor sites, chronic commercialisation is not just limited to the Western world it seems.   All the sites and ruins we ...