travel to Angkor Wat from Malaysia without flying ..part XX

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

......continued from part XIX

(September 19, 2015)

What is Angkor Wat ? Where is it ? Most of my friends seem don't know about it, even myself also didn't know much about it before I decided to visit there. After I visited there, is that means I had familiar with it ? Let see 。。。

Various kings of the Khmer empire from the year 802 to 1431 built their capitals, temples and castles around an area a few kilometers north up from Siem Reap. The area stretching over 400 sqkm (which is quite similar size with Kepong town, Malaysia) leaves abandoned and looting along wars and changes of empire and other factors during that hundreds years. 

Today this area was named Angkor Archaeological Park, which contains magnificent remains of buildings and infrastructures, including the largest pre-industrial city in the world at once. The most famous buildings are the Angkor Wat and the Bayon Temple with its countless breathtaking and stunning sculptural decorations.

I don't know much about this historical area, I learnt it mostly online. So, let photos do the talking here 。。。

Angkor Wat entrance @ 10:19am many tourists, not public holiday

licensed professional private tour guide @ USD25 a day

 

many tut-tut bikes, tour vans & private tour cars

entering Angkor Wat, walk a lots

Gigantic elephant sculpture 

explanation by the pro-guide

seems not understand, head grows tree :)

found another better private-guide :)p

stiff pose

blessed with great appreciation, Amitabha

photo framed

window sculpture like photo frame

naughty pose

another photo framed

entering another level

attracted by stunning sculptural

stunning sculptural with every Buddha carved on each tower

collapsing rocks remains 

By the way, if anyone of you want to get a copy of my original photo (without any wording edited), kindly leave a message in [comment section] below; or you may also email to jpdesign99@gmail.com 

Buddha(s) in geometrical line

Prayer for the good

and (suddenly) light pop-in

Good sign after prayer :)

looking for more

like the Buddha on a train

tired of walking, lack of exercise :)p

you 。。You 

trapped ?

proceed to another side

steel bars slot-in (present day) for restructuring

steel pillar slot in (present day) for safeguard

Floor & ceiling slotted by steel pillar & screw

Many of the sculptures and rocks remain collapse after year by year wars, changes of empire & looting. There are only a few NGOs taking parts in restructuring and re-building the Angkor park in present day, where supports are very essential to maintain these breathtaking historical park. 
Advice to all tourists : DO NOT SCRATCH or SMEAR on any of these sculptures !

prayer for the good for all, Amitabha

。。。。。。to be continued

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travel to Siem Reap Cambodia from Malaysia by train ..part XIX

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

......continued from part XVIII

Previously in part XVIII 。。。

"Back to the story that I was still waiting my lovely wife to come out from the door after the flight status shown that the plane had [ARRIVED]. 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes 。。。passed, but she haven't come out !
A badge after another badge of tourists came out from the door but I still not seeing my lovely wife.
。。。。。。
Finally,

YP landed in Siem Reap

My lovely wife landed in Siem Reap safely"

(September 18, 2015)
After some refreshment in the hotel, we decided to walk out to the Pub Street for dinner in the evening.
The walking distance from the Landing Point Villa to the Pub Street is about 1.5km. It was a quiet straight street towards a bridge crossing the town area of Siem Reap. There were only two or three sundry shops and one or two restaurants besides this street. However, we able to see more shops after passing the T-junction but still before the bridge. Then, it was getting bright and brighter with colourful lights alongside the river.

crossing bridge @ Siem Reap

After we crossed the bridge, walked about 300 meters and would reached the Pub Street entrance, where The Soup Dragon is at the T-junction. So it's about 20 minutes walking distance from the hotel to reach the Pub Street, more far than the Bayon Boutique Hotel which I highly recommend.

reaching the Pub Street @ Siem Reap

excited funny look @ the Pub Street entrance

a busy nightlife @ the Pub Street

We able to find a table at the upstairs level of The Soup Dragon, where I presumed as a perfect place to capture the pretty of this vibrant nightlife street.

upstairs level @ The Soup Dragon

happy dining moment @ vibrant nightlife scenery

relaxing romance moment

another side of scenery @ the Pub Street

capturing pretty of Siem Reap

That was a home-made drink by The Soup Dragon. Tamarin Juice - A mixture of Asam (sour fruit) with peanuts. My wife like it very much.

After dinner, walk around the Pub Street area, and you'll find lots of hawker selling Cambodian styles of clothes and souvenirs. The Cambodian products sold here mostly in fine quality and worthy price.

By the time we decided to back to sleep, it was already 10pm plus, so we haggled with a tut-tut driver waiting in front of a convenient store, the fee drving us back to hotel, USD2.5, a bit pricey but due to the street walking back would be too quiet and dark, so had to take it.

Then it was another session of self-meditation or to be precised, it was actually a drink-atation after I comfort my wife to sleep.

。。。。。。to be continued


(click, back to episode 1) travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part I

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(click) travel to Angkor Wat from Malaysia without flying ..part XX