Thursday, February 17, 2011

Siem Reap

Siem Reap is divided into the city portion, which is quite touristy, and the outlying wats [like Angkor Wat] which are different temples from different time periods in history.

After some much-needed showers we took a night to see the town:



And woke up at 4AM to get our 3 day temple pass:



...and watch the sunrise over Sras Srang:







This is not a popular spot to see the temples but I loved it because for nearly an hour, we were the only ones there!







Ta Prohm, the Tomb Raider temple:











Some pictures out in the city:






If you know how much I love avocado, then you know how happy I was to find this:



We ended up with cheese, croissants, salami and olives for lunch [eaten on the tuktuk to angkor wat] and I couldnt have been happier!


We went out for grilled exotic meat [ostrich, snake, alligator etc...] one night:



Watched the sunset at a super touristy place, Pre Rup:


Angkor Wat:





















New Years Eve dinner / night was spent in the city. The main street plays music so everyone just stays there and dances together. We went to a nice dinner and had a very fun night!

Best trip yet!

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