Cambodia· Ankor Wat
Dec 6
5:30am pick up for flight to Cambodia. I am only visiting teh city of Siem Reap where Ankor Wat is located. The Ankor Village Hotel is very cool. Made out of wood, surrounded by ponds, and lush plants everywhere. Siem Reap is a tourist town with lots of young people.
Ankor Wat is unbelieveable!!!!!!!!!!! Ankor is a large area with many amazing temple ruins (picture 2). Ta Phrom Temple which had huge trees growing on ancient roofs with huge roots reaching in and out of the building itself was an extraordinary visual experience (picture 3). There were echo rooms where if you stand in a certain place and hit your chest with a flat hand, it created a loud echo. An erie loud whistle sound that came from the forest by a bug, permeates the area.
Dec 65:30am pick up for flight to Cambodia. I am only visiting teh city of Siem Reap where Ankor Wat is located. The Ankor Village Hotel is very cool. Made out of wood, surrounded by ponds, and lush plants everywhere. Siem Reap is a tourist town with lots of young people.
Ankor Wat is unbelieveable!!!!!!!!!!! Ankor is a large area with many amazing temple ruins (picture 2). Ta Phrom Temple which had huge trees growing on ancient roofs with huge roots reaching in and out of the building itself was an extraordinary visual experience (picture 3). There were echo rooms where if you stand in a certain place and hit your chest with a flat hand, it created a loud echo. An erie loud whistle sound that came from the forest by a bug, permeates the area.
Ankor Wat is filled with ancient energy, surreal, made out of sandstone with detailed designs and insriptions telling the story of the life of the people, their Kings, and their wars. I climbed a hill to Phem Bakheng Temple for sunset that has a view of the entire surrounding area includihng Ankor Wat and the Great Lake.
Triped on my way back to my hotel from the internet cafe and took a bad fall, scrapted 3 inches of skin below my elbow and of course hit my bad knee. As I return to my hotel with blood dripping down my arm, I ask for ice. I am told by the receptionist "no ice" until morning. I am handed a used wash cloth that had been previously chilled and given as a welcoming gesture to a guest. I was in pain all night and have been putting ice on it all day. My knee is bruised and my arm will probably have several scars.
Dec 7
The entrance to Angkor Thom has 54 Demon and 54 God statues lining opposite sides of the road. The Bayon Temple has many towers with the 4 faces of Buddah facing each direction (picture 1).
Went swimming at noon, and then onto the Ankor National Museum. I walked through the stately and elegant Victoria Hotel, which I originally was supposed to stay at but decided to downgrade.
Then onto the Great Lake Tonle Sap, catching a boat at Chang Klineas, to see the floating fishing village consisting of very poor people living on boats made of scraps of wood and metal (picture 5 and 6). The village moves with the season (dry vs rainy). The forest is half under water in the rainy season and dry during the dry season. Two very poor local children drove my boat.
Dec 8
In addition to the high entrace passes charged by the Cambodian Govt., the French and Japanese Govt. provide money and know how for the massive restorations projects going on in the many temples in this Country.
See the recently opened ruins of Beng Melia, and then back to Ankor to see Bantrey Srei temple with its inticately carved pink sandstone walls (picture 4). Catch 10pm flight back to Bangkok, and next morn 6am flight onto Bhutan.
Dec 7
The entrance to Angkor Thom has 54 Demon and 54 God statues lining opposite sides of the road. The Bayon Temple has many towers with the 4 faces of Buddah facing each direction (picture 1).
Went swimming at noon, and then onto the Ankor National Museum. I walked through the stately and elegant Victoria Hotel, which I originally was supposed to stay at but decided to downgrade.
Then onto the Great Lake Tonle Sap, catching a boat at Chang Klineas, to see the floating fishing village consisting of very poor people living on boats made of scraps of wood and metal (picture 5 and 6). The village moves with the season (dry vs rainy). The forest is half under water in the rainy season and dry during the dry season. Two very poor local children drove my boat.
Dec 8
In addition to the high entrace passes charged by the Cambodian Govt., the French and Japanese Govt. provide money and know how for the massive restorations projects going on in the many temples in this Country.
See the recently opened ruins of Beng Melia, and then back to Ankor to see Bantrey Srei temple with its inticately carved pink sandstone walls (picture 4). Catch 10pm flight back to Bangkok, and next morn 6am flight onto Bhutan.
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