Siem Riep, Cambodia

Waking up early to catch the 10am bus to Siem Riep. Our driver send us to the bus station. Luckily the bus was clean and its leave on time. Make a confirmation the day before with the place where we will stay to arrange a pick up. When they said they will arrange a pick up, I was thinking a car. But it was a tuk tuk! Hahah..But really thank God that we arrange for a pick up because the bus station is not what I imagine it will be. Very deserted and dusty and out of no where with many tuk tuk 's driver calling loudly for potential customer. Searching for my name card...ahhh...finally I saw my name. 

Typical village houses that we pass by along our way to Siem Reap. I really grateful that we took the bus because we are able to see the surrounding and see the other side of Cambodia. We had a stop after 3hrs of ride but both of us decide just to get a drink. I don't normally eat during a long distant ride because I prone to feel nausea. Yes..I do have travel sickness.

While waiting for the bus to move again, Deb & I was watching this beggar children asking for money from the tourist. One of the tourist gave him a Coke and he was overjoyed and ran with it so that he do not have to share with anyone. Any carbonated drink cost USD1 over there which is basically too expensive for local.

Yes, this is the bus stop. Heheheh...

This is our place for 3days. It was own by an American guy and his Thai's wife. Not so bad for USD20 per night, at least we have an a/c and our own bathroom. There is a pantry outside the room where you can hangout at the balcony and make your own drink. Downstairs there have some kind of restaurant where we can eat if we're too lazy to go anywhere. The area is not too quiet because there are a lot of other B&B within the area so you can see lots of traveler going in and out. On our first day we didn't go anyway cause we arrived there at 2pm and it was damn hot! Both of us suffer a bad headache due to the heat so we decide to stay in and let the weather cool off before deciding to walk around the area. That night we arrange with the place to arrange a tuk tuk for the whole time we're there. 

The first thing on the agenda is to pay a visit to the majestic Angkor Wat. The feeling is so surreal when you finally see the place in person. It is so amazing how people that time building it with no technology as what we have now. Some part of the Wat is so scary to walk in as you can see that it need a lot of restoring to do. It look like as if it could collapse on you anytime! Hahha...There are 9 ruining temples in the park if I can recalled but we decided to only go to 4 of the most popular temples. It was a very hot day and we were having sunburn every where. We didn't think that it will be that burning hot so we did not bring any suntanned lotion. Man...we wish we did use one.

Inside the Angkor Wat. It is actually cold when you went inside the temple. There is a lot of stairs made from sand stone so not all of it I feel safe enough to climb. Well, at least for me because I feel that is is so slippery and I really do not like looking down as it look so steep.

Finally we asked a Canadian tourist to take our photo together. This is the last temple we visited before we both decide that we had enough of temples for the day. We go down town to do some shopping & sight seeing and of course for some foods and drinks. We went home to M'sia feeling satisfied that it was a good trip and we plan for some trip together again one day. Probably to Yogjakarta????