Celebrate a Quiet New Year's 2005

A December 2004 trip to Angkor Wat by Loonlin

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It's so fantastic and original. There is a stone castle and nice nature.

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Railway of the Dead
Believe me..the expense to fly from Thailand to Cambodia is not chep ..yeah..until now.. And becoz we're all need more taste of life which i waiting to be there..Angor Wat-Angor Thom-Cambodia for long long time!!...From Bangkok we take 3 hours at least to border @ Sa-Keaw provice..Customer and border gate open around 8.30 am. and close 5.30 pm.That's not enough both the visitor like me and gamble..Beware becoz lots of people have to defeat for.
We had chance to met Cambodia guide,he's looks friendly and kindly, he said that nows aday Cambodia Gov.already established Travel and Culture Colleage to developing their people and try to impress visitors..they did! Well,now our journey is begin ..we got a 2nd hand minibus but the engin so CooL!! Oh!..the city port where is the same land as Thai of Cambodia is named Poi-Ped,there lots of slot machine and casino ..Little Las Vegas in Asia!
After almost 5 hours on the way, which so difficult, it's the sand road. You can find a better road only in town of coz the good road here is not concret rd., So we're arrived at Angkor Hotel--please notice that every hotel in this town has "Angkor" in the title because Angkor means "the biggest". This hotel is quite comfortable and very service-minded; it's a small hotel not far from Angkor Wat, Holy Place, Park, and Market. And it's not expensive, at USD$18.

They recieve Baht Thai, USD, and their own money, but they seem they prefer another money--not their own. Most of restaurants here will have dinner show, such as Rammakient; the legend came from India, and their story is the battle between the human race, the giant race, and the God race. And these are all stories on the Angkor Wall, which is very fascinating!


Becoz we have limit time only 3 days in Cambodia so we plan so carefully and fill the place to go as much as we could! ..Angor Wat, it should be the first list of us but...we move it to last day coz ..on it take much more 2 hr. to get in and watching all scrupture and regain the biggest history of here besides, our hotel is very near so eventhought they close 6.00 pm. but if do have left time we could visit here.."but we have not!"..
We start our trip on the First day went to outside and around Siam Reap ...
2nd Day we wake up so early ..leave the breakfast behind..and hurry to Angor Wat ...to see the Sun rising..it was great!! and back to hotel to EAT! then went to the place which nearby than yesterday ..of coz ..Angor Thom and
Angor Wat is the first list..wake up very early 'coz we want to see Sun rise ..just take only 8 min.from hotel to be there ..
  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by Loonlin on January 4, 2006

Lin
235 Mahachai Rd. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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As I said, this was a "fantastic, amazing" cultural experience; in the ancient time, they believed so strongly that they could build something great and be eternity,yeah i thought they might have a great "propaganda" ha ha. We're there by car,ah! do not looking pass their "Car" it's such a efficiency! And we're at Siam Reap after 5-6 hrs.for approx.157 km. from Thailand border! On New Year night nothing there..quiet no more sing or song..so we've a quiet celebrate New Year in peace while the sky so bright,cricket only who still singing..all night.We try to visit the castleS, so many but seem we need more time to be there but to stay 6 days it's too long for us so we went only the high-light:Ankor Wat, Ta-Prom-where the big trees growing cover the castel, Lan-Chang-where in the ancient time king use for ride an elephant,Ba-Yon-means father always take care you coz there're many king faces,Chai-war-ra-man King, sculpture along river-show how believe so influence for their mind! We going back with much more picture botn in our camera and of coz,in MIND.
  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by Loonlin on March 14, 2005

Angkor Thom
Siem Reap Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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