Cambodia – Way to Siem Reap

Previously, I mentioned that Angkor Wat was announced officially as one of the 7 wonders, but it was incorrect ~ -_-. Angkor Wat was not in the list that announced on 7th July 2007. Instead, Angkor was one of the World Heritage Site under UNESCO. Anywhere, who cares abt what nomination? As long as I had step onto the land of the world wonders!!

Along the narrow road to Siem Reap, could see the simple built house along the main road scattered around with an endless view of paddy fields or just a swampy land? Apart from the tourism as financial income from Angkor Wat, agriculture and handicraft should be their next income?

Clockwise from top left: the paddy fields or swampy land, yq on the bus, the small hut & piles of grass for cows, hardworking jx

Siem Reap is a small town, the central was full of tour agency, guesthouses, souvenior stalls and western style bar & restaurants. This is a city developed for tourism. Restaurants and bars are decorated in order to suit western tourist?

Red Lodge & Golden Temple guesthouse was FULL, such a hot pick guesthouse, then I realized that whatever restaurant or guesthouse being introduced in lonely planet, they will have good business. In the end, we settled our accommodation in Be Quest guesthouse (USD13 for a double bed room) which near old market (pub street). We hired the tuk tuk with USD50 for 4 days traveling.

We need to purchase an Entry pass in order to get into Angkor site. 3 Days pass with USD40. Only can bought at 5pm and it’s FOC for the first day, 3 days start from next day. Got the pass, set into the tuk tuk, we are on the way to ANGKOR WAT!! After a few mins of forest road, we saw the quiet pond.. then we saw the significant towers.. and finally the long passageway! Such an amazing complicated feels.. The first sunset on top of Bakeng (the best sunset location) did not give us a nice one, but I start to feel the crowds! And there we start to Climb..climb and climb. The sunset did not impress me but some kind of excitement was filling up me!

Clockwise from top left: the crowds on Bakeng, ekit in a tower, jx with a V, the sunset at Bakeng