Preah Khan Temple is built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII, and located northeast not far of Angkor Thom. The temple is flat in design, and currently left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among […]
Siem Reap 113 – Banteay Srei Temple
Located about over an hour drive from Pre Rup, Banteay Srei Temple is built largely of red sandstone with elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. The temple structures themselves are unusually miniature in scale, if compared to […]
Siem Reap 112 – Pre Rup Temple
After the sunrise at Angkor Wat temple, we went to the Pre Rup temple which was located quite near to Angkor Wat temple. This temple is the cremation ground for the old kings and royal families. Built in 961 or […]
Siem Reap 111 – Sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple
Getting up at 4am or even earlier for sunrise at Angkor Wat Temple is an absolute must do while in Siem Reap. That was how we started our Day 2 in Siem Reap, with our packed breakfast prepared by the […]
Siem Reap 110 – Angkor Night Market
After the dinner at Khmer Kitchen Restaurant, we walked to the Angkor Night Market which was situated behind our hotel. Angkor Night Market is the first night market to open in Cambodia since 2007. They have lots of souvenirs stalls […]
Siem Reap 109 – Pub Street & Khmer Kitchen Restaurant
Our first night in Siem Reap started with a walk and dinner at Pub Street across the street from our hotel. Pub Street. A vibrant drinking scene concentrated along Street 8, better known as Pub Street, is the center of […]
Siem Reap 108 – Phnom Bakheng
The first temple-mountain constructed in Angkor is extremely popular and crowded for sunsets in this ancient city. We took about half an hour for the hike to the top and the final climb to the top of the temple is […]
Siem Reap 107 – Victory Gate
The Victory Gate is one of the 5 entrance gates in Angkor Thom, that leads the Victory Way all the way to the Elephant Terrace. On the two sides of the Victory Gate entrance, there are statues representing the Hindu […]