Day 188 (Thu 11 Jan) - Siem Reap
Up at 9am raring to go.
Met Majid and we soon set off in his tuk-tuk to Angkor only about 15 minutes away.
We bought our three day passes at the main entrance gate for 40 US dollars each and were soon off.
As you pass into Angkor you notice the wide avenue like roads and the beautiful trees. As yet you can't see any temples but soon enough there were more temples than you could shake a stick at.
Of particular note were the Terrace of the Elephants, Bayon, Angkor Wat ( [1], [2], [3] ) and Ta Prohm. Ta Prohm is where scenes of Tomb Raider and the Two Brothers were filmed. It really has a lost civilisation feel to it with the trees twining themselves around and through the stone buildings. Amazing.
Hard to describe the temples as they are all so amazing. The sense of history as you walk round the place is almost palpable. Apparently the space between the temples would have been taken up with wooden buildings that have not stood the test of time. Would have been quite a sight to see Angkor in all its former glory.
We have got a list of the temples we visited and the times that we visited them. However it would be real pain to list them here with their associated photos, will have to wait until we get home to do that. So have listed the times at which the photos were taken. Enjoy! ( dscf6109 9.39am, dscf6113 9.50am, dscf6117 9.53am, dscf6131 11.35am, dscf6135 11.43am, dscf6146 11.49am, dscf6157 12.26pm, dscf6165 12.43pm, dscf6169 1.01pm, dscf6179 1.34pm, dscf6185 1.42pm, dscf6201 2.09pm )
The temples are quite spaced out so the times spent in the back of the tuk-tuk travelling to and fro with the cooling wind in our faces was like having air con!
Sarb felt a trifle energetic in the stifling heat so went off to a climb a particularly steep temple. Good views from the top but on the way down he managed to twinge a muscle in his knee. Quite painful.
Really, really hot day and we were absolutely exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel at 6pm.
Couldn't be bothered to go out for dinner so hopped over the road and bought some cheese, wine and crackers. Soon settled infront of the tv munching away.
Went to sleep feeling very battered and with the strong smell of tiger balm in the room as Sarb had liberally applied it to his knee.
Met Majid and we soon set off in his tuk-tuk to Angkor only about 15 minutes away.
We bought our three day passes at the main entrance gate for 40 US dollars each and were soon off.
As you pass into Angkor you notice the wide avenue like roads and the beautiful trees. As yet you can't see any temples but soon enough there were more temples than you could shake a stick at.
Of particular note were the Terrace of the Elephants, Bayon, Angkor Wat ( [1], [2], [3] ) and Ta Prohm. Ta Prohm is where scenes of Tomb Raider and the Two Brothers were filmed. It really has a lost civilisation feel to it with the trees twining themselves around and through the stone buildings. Amazing.
Hard to describe the temples as they are all so amazing. The sense of history as you walk round the place is almost palpable. Apparently the space between the temples would have been taken up with wooden buildings that have not stood the test of time. Would have been quite a sight to see Angkor in all its former glory.
We have got a list of the temples we visited and the times that we visited them. However it would be real pain to list them here with their associated photos, will have to wait until we get home to do that. So have listed the times at which the photos were taken. Enjoy! ( dscf6109 9.39am, dscf6113 9.50am, dscf6117 9.53am, dscf6131 11.35am, dscf6135 11.43am, dscf6146 11.49am, dscf6157 12.26pm, dscf6165 12.43pm, dscf6169 1.01pm, dscf6179 1.34pm, dscf6185 1.42pm, dscf6201 2.09pm )
The temples are quite spaced out so the times spent in the back of the tuk-tuk travelling to and fro with the cooling wind in our faces was like having air con!
Sarb felt a trifle energetic in the stifling heat so went off to a climb a particularly steep temple. Good views from the top but on the way down he managed to twinge a muscle in his knee. Quite painful.
Really, really hot day and we were absolutely exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel at 6pm.
Couldn't be bothered to go out for dinner so hopped over the road and bought some cheese, wine and crackers. Soon settled infront of the tv munching away.
Went to sleep feeling very battered and with the strong smell of tiger balm in the room as Sarb had liberally applied it to his knee.
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1/11/2007 06:10:00 am
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