Siem Reap Day 2

The next morning by 5.20am were we already on our way to Angkor Wat.

we took a day pass at USD20 each. those below 12 is free. Punya lah ramai orang gelap2 tu...if you happen to have a torchlight, bawa sekali because the route walaupun straight but can be uneven and ada tangga turun naik sikit.

DH took many photos of sunrise in angkor wat, but I will only put up 1. During this time we were separated, DH with Irfan and Alia with me...DH nak cepat sebab nak set up tripod etcs..by the time Alia and I reached where the crowd was, they were nowhere to be seen.

 So we waited for them, I managed to take photos of the crowd.. this is just one section

 And we waited for them here

 DH took a photos of us...

from here.  We were standing at the top right hand corner in the previous photo. If you want your photos to stand out in Angkor Wat, wear something bright- advise from a colleague who went there before us.

 Most of the statues tak de kepala...stolen and sold in black market

One of the entrance in Angkor wat. We exited from here to go to other temples. Our driver told us that it seems that there were temples only being discovered now because of the thick jungles. We did not stop at all the temples, only Angkor, Bayon and Ta Prohm.

Next stop...Bayon, our driver followed us here to help take our photos.

 Outside Bayon, makan time, Salim had thoughtfully pack us a tasty nasi ayam knowing that there were no halal eateries around.

Next stop Ta Prohm... berebut orang nak amik gambar depan pokok ni... I guess you why, don't you?

Other parts of Ta Prohm... our next destination..Kbal Spean...the journey took about one hour. If you want to see this personally you have to hike for about 45 minutes.

 Stone carvings...

under the waterfalls

under the water

 

hiking? 40 minutes? at 1pm? I would rather do this...so, while DH went hiking, the kids and I took a short break at one of the eateries. our tuktuk ordered air kelapa for us and i had a short nap while the kids were talking/resting in their hammock.

On our way back, we stop at Banteay Srei...the nicest looking temples around..

 It's a totally different stones and carvings from the previous temples. this is one of the earliest temples in Angkor..

playing hide and seek

Irfan in one of his jovial mood...kalau pagi2 jangan harap nak dapat gambar macam ni..

a place to sit after lots of walking

 one last photo before we go off

Along the way back we saw this...palm sugar in the making, they gave us some samples, Salim nego the price for us and we bought USD5 worth of palm sugar for our family...kalau buat onde-onde sedap ni..

we stopped by the killing field nearby... not many description here. I notice that even in Angkor, you do not have any description of/in the temples, only in Banteay Srei you can read some descriptions of the temples.

singgah kedai silver...silver accessories in the making...prices..mak oiii...even in ringgit I would
 not buy...apalagi USD. Sebelah kedai ada silk shop..hmmm this is more interesting...the colours..lawanye, so colourful, they even have more variety than artisan angkor place. Lepas ni balik hotel rehat.

 Malam, after dinner we went to night market area again...saw this, crocodile burgers anyone?

after a long day...this is bliss..30 mins foot massage at USD10 for the 4 of us...first time for the kids...
tomorrow...museum and Tonle Sap.