Steung Siem Reap Hotel

... some old Cambodian ladies for their photos gave them a dollar each they were so so happy, got sunburnt. Last night in Siem Reap spent the afternoon in the markets and streets of Siem Reap had a great time then went to the night markets just ...

... years of strife.  Siem Reap used to be the capital of Cambodia from the 9th to the 14th century & was renamed Siem Reap, which means Siam defeated, after the Khmers defeated the Siamese , very subtle. We stayed at the hotel Steung SiemReap, a ...

... the top. But the view is well worth the climb (although Kym crawled rather than climbed up the stairs!) We returned to the Steung Siem Reap hotel at lunchtime, after a quick detour to the markets to buy some runners for Mike. Our last stop was a final ...

... . We sat on the patio of a Mexican Restaurant (due to the tourist influx they've got everything you could want in Siem Reap) watching people.  We went to a Cambodian restaurant for dinner and then onto a bar with live music afterward.  We ...

... fish - a sort of thick coconut fish stew served with rice. Prices of food and drink are ridiculously cheap by our standards. Most the Siem Reap bars seen to have permanent happy hours with a half of lager at 50 US cents. Main courses are around 4 to ...

Today we 'downsized' in temple size; but not in beauty! Banteay Srei - just over 30km from Siem Reap - is considered to be the most ornate of the Angkor temples. It was actually built relatively early towards the end of the 10th century. It's a Hindu ...

... Indochine was fine - another set 3 course. This afternoon we set sail on the Tonle Sap a huge lake about 17 km south of Siem Reap. We had a boat to ourselves as we chugged out to a floating village. 6000 people live there in homes on bamboo rafts. 30% ...

We flew into Siem Reap and it looked so remote that we thought we were landing in someone's back yard! In contrast, just 10 mins drive from the airport we were greeted by an extremely busy village crammed with tourists, bars and restaurants. So we went ...

... we went to Siem Reap, again by bus, five and a half hours, a pleasant trip in a Mekong Express coach. Settled into Steung Siem Reap Hotel and then went exploring. The location was great, right in the tourist area, plenty of restaurants and bars, and close ...

Quick post with cameraphone pix of beautiful sunrise over the former Royal bathing pond Sras Srong. A pre-5 am start but worth it. Snoooozy now ...

Our first full day in Cambodia and after 12 hours sleep we felt almost normal! It's hot, hot, hot and v humid. Around 35 degrees. This morning we visited the three pre-Angkor temples at Roulos from the ninth century - lots of towers built of brick with ...