Saturday, July 11, 2009

Siem Reap travelogue II

I have been too busy and too lazy to upload my 2nd travelogue and I am already back from Sibu :P

I should continue to finish this post.
After the Tonle Sap lake, we were brought to a restaurant to have our lunch. When I first saw the menu, I was like walaueh, so expensive. Then I was soooo heart ache for the money we spent for the meal. It was whopping USD12.50 approx. RM44 for a fried rice, 2 local dish + 2 coconut drink + 1 plain rice...

Local dish, fish+mince meat+egg

Local dish, Khmer curry

the restaurant~

After lunch, we visited the Les Artisan Handicraft centre, where the locals are train to do handicrafts like carving, silk making, drawing, and etc.





Then, we went back to hotel to take a rest, supposedly, we should, but after we took a bath, we went to the shopping complex, Lucky Mall, next to our hotel. And here we found the 90cent USD gelato!!!! After that, we were here everyday to report to the gelato counter :D

Angkor star aka the hotel we stayed

The Lucky Mall, just next to our hotel :D

90cent USD gelato counter

The way of displaying the ice cream is just fantastic!

Around 4.45pm, our driver came and off we go to buy the ticket for Angkor city.
1 day pass is USD20, 3days is USD40 and 1 week is USD60. If you want to visit temples in Siem Reap, you will need the pass.
The counter


After buying the ticket, we headed to Bakheng hill inside angkor area to watch the sunset. Angkor city is open to those who hold the ticket for next day after 5pm.


USD20 per pax to have a ride up to Bakheng Hill, but we didn't sit that...a bit regret...
We had to climb up thru a hutan lipur kinda track to come up to the building

Look, the steps are as high as your calf

And every step is a narrow step. Additional with some stones are not too stable...



Monkey faces while waiting for the sunset


And here comes the long waited sunset. Too much clouds and it disappoint many visitors there

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