Siem Reap - Atmospheric Angkor Wat and Bayon
Posted On Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at at 3:05 AM by Alvin
Arrived in Siem Reap from Bangkok after spending 12 hours on a bus along a bumpy and dusty road ! Now that's another amazing SouthEast Asia scam story reserved for another blog entry, watch this space !
After a day's rest, we rented two bikes and wandered around the ancient city of Siem Reap. The Angkor ruins were justifiably some of the most enchanting in the world and very photogenic. Over the two days, we cycled through the well-maintained but not overly touristy monument areas and we had our packed lunches next to Khmer ruins of centuries past; we were amazed to find so many "hidden" statues dotted around the city which were hardly visited. We also remembered well that, after a hard day's bike rides, we were well rewarded with an Angkor Beer and the local dish - Amok that was very similar to Thai green curry. Overall, not as touristy as we first thought. The sunset at Angkor Wat was well worth waiting for, the anticipation from the waiting crowds was electrifying. We spent 4 days here to properly appreciate these astounding monuments and also to relax a bit before moving on to Phnom Penh.
After a day's rest, we rented two bikes and wandered around the ancient city of Siem Reap. The Angkor ruins were justifiably some of the most enchanting in the world and very photogenic. Over the two days, we cycled through the well-maintained but not overly touristy monument areas and we had our packed lunches next to Khmer ruins of centuries past; we were amazed to find so many "hidden" statues dotted around the city which were hardly visited. We also remembered well that, after a hard day's bike rides, we were well rewarded with an Angkor Beer and the local dish - Amok that was very similar to Thai green curry. Overall, not as touristy as we first thought. The sunset at Angkor Wat was well worth waiting for, the anticipation from the waiting crowds was electrifying. We spent 4 days here to properly appreciate these astounding monuments and also to relax a bit before moving on to Phnom Penh.
