We arrived in Siem Reap quite late, so just grabbed a traditional Cambodian meal, Hawaiian Pizza. Then straight to sleep after another long bus journey. We came here to see Angkor Wat, but knew we'd be tired the next day, so after a wander around town in the morning, spent the day by the hostel pool, just relaxing and drinking pineapple Fanta, before heading back to town in the evening for dinner and drinks. This time we did have traditional food, some Cambodian curries with Angkor beer.
The next morning we awoke at 5am, hired bikes and cycled to Angkor Wat. The hostel suggested this time, so we could arrive for sunrise, and although we ended up missing it, we still got there at a nice time as there were no crowds yet. We got free parking for our bikes, but only with a $2 cup of tea that was worse than you get on an airplane. We spent about 4 hours at Angkor Wat, taking loads of photos and exploring the temple. The temperature was already uncomfortable on our cycle there, but by 10am it was unbearable, and we tried to find shade wherever we could. It's both hot and humid here, so there's not much escape even in the shade.
After Angkor Wat we went to Angkor Thom, just a few km's further. There were more temples here, but they were smaller in size and different to Angkor Wat. Some were terraces, some had been destroyed and were being restored and some you could see how the used to look, but were now in a state of disrepair.
After 4 more hours exploring and cycling around the rest of the impressive complex, we headed back to our hostel for a cooling swim, some food and a snooze. We spent the evening in Siem Reap again, it's a really nice little town, with a lively nightlife, but really is catered to us tourists.
We've really enjoyed our stay here, but next is Bangkok which will take us to northern Thailand and Laos.
The next morning we awoke at 5am, hired bikes and cycled to Angkor Wat. The hostel suggested this time, so we could arrive for sunrise, and although we ended up missing it, we still got there at a nice time as there were no crowds yet. We got free parking for our bikes, but only with a $2 cup of tea that was worse than you get on an airplane. We spent about 4 hours at Angkor Wat, taking loads of photos and exploring the temple. The temperature was already uncomfortable on our cycle there, but by 10am it was unbearable, and we tried to find shade wherever we could. It's both hot and humid here, so there's not much escape even in the shade.
After Angkor Wat we went to Angkor Thom, just a few km's further. There were more temples here, but they were smaller in size and different to Angkor Wat. Some were terraces, some had been destroyed and were being restored and some you could see how the used to look, but were now in a state of disrepair.
After 4 more hours exploring and cycling around the rest of the impressive complex, we headed back to our hostel for a cooling swim, some food and a snooze. We spent the evening in Siem Reap again, it's a really nice little town, with a lively nightlife, but really is catered to us tourists.
We've really enjoyed our stay here, but next is Bangkok which will take us to northern Thailand and Laos.
Look at you two in your t-shirts and sunglasses whilst we are freezing, its -2 degrees in Pinner!
ReplyDeleteLove Mum x