Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda
11 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We are now at a much happier place: the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, the buildings and the grounds are beautiful we wandered around for about 45 min. After the morning it was so nice to experienceЧитать далее
National Museum
11 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Now for some history.
The National Museum houses numerous sculptures, relics and artefacts highlighting the Angkorian Period.
We zipped around in about 15 min, it was a long day and starting to getЧитать далее
Back on Board
11 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
On our way back to the boat we took cyclos through the streets.
A very interesting ride but no photos. I kept taking videos and I forgot to take photo silly me. We went down some very bumpy, busyЧитать далее
Dinner and a Show on The Jayavarman
11 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Tonight was a bit different. The sister ship The Jayavarman also from The Heritage Line was docked alongside us today. They are traveling downstream while we are traveling upstream.
The guests fromЧитать далее
Learn to Weave Silk
12 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Some guests disembarked in Phonm Penn so we only have 10 guests now. The guest to staff ratio is even better.
Early this morning we cruised further up the Mekong to our next destination Koh OknhaЧитать далее
Silk Farm
12 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
The Island is a small community silk Island where we watched the girls make and weave the silk.
Everything is done by hand from the silk worm farming, the thread spinning and weaving the silk.
TheЧитать далее
Back on Board
12 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Some free time on board before lunch.
The kids are so happy yelling out to us as we cruise by, like they have never seen a ship before.
Being in Cambodia now we had a little Khmer culture andЧитать далее
Oxcart Ride and School visit.
12 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
On the bus again this time for a 50k drive to visit a school and a ride on a oxcart.
The oxcart ride was very bumpy and as it raining we got slightly wet but still fun although not something I wouldЧитать далее
Angkor Ban
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Angkor Ban is Khumer meaning commune of Sampov loun District in north-western Cambodia.
Under the rule of Khmer Rouge, Angkor Ban was chosen to be their billet. The buildings in this village wereЧитать далее
Weaving and Market
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Wandering through the village you see so many kids they come running, wanting to do high fives saying hello. They are just so happy. It makes you reflect on how good the life is that we have.
We wentЧитать далее
Temple
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
On the way back to the ship we walked through a temple area and chatted to some of the monks.
It was explained how the young children become monks and the hardships they encounter.
The family thoughЧитать далее
Monk Blessing
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Back on board and 2 Buddhist Monks performed a blessing ceremony. Not that we could understand the blessing but is quite interesting.
Once the monks finished the blessing we started cruising furtherЧитать далее
Children singing and dance performance
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
It was such a delight to have children from a local village called Chiro visit the ship. The school is funded by the Heritage Cruise Line, guests and some local villagers.
The school providesЧитать далее
Holy Twin Mountain
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
The Holy Twin Mountain Phnom Kulen has major symbolic importance for Cambodia as the birthplace of the ancient Khmer Empire, for it was at Phnom Kulen that King Jayavarma II proclaimed independenceЧитать далее
Wat Nokor
13 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
The monument is built out of sandstone and laterite and dates from the last years of the reign of Jayavarman VII in the 12th Century.
It is composed of a central tower surrounded by four lateriteЧитать далее
Wat Hanchey
14 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Wat Hanchey is located at the top of a hill 20km north of Kompong Cham.
Wat Hanchey which is considered as a thriving religious site is a complex of both Hindu and Buddhist temples. The oldest partЧитать далее
Temples and Fishing
14 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
This afternoon we took an hour bus ride away from the ship to another temple. The area had both a new temple and a temple from the 11th century as well as a huge statue of Buddha .
On the way backЧитать далее
Last Night
14 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Tonight we had the farewell party to meet all the staff on The Jahan, bubbles and dancing with the crew before dinner.
Dinner was a special occasion with the Bombe Alaska for desert as a finale.
On our way to Siem Reap
15 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
This morning we disembarked The Jahan. We have had a wonderful time met some great people and were looked after very well by the staff.
We are being taken by bus to Siem Reap which is a 4 hour drive.Читать далее
Home for a week
15 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Finally arrived after the bus trip, the hotel is a little remote so not much around so I guess that means a tuk tuk into town.
The accommodation is very large actually too large heaps of wasted spaceЧитать далее
Pub Street
15 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Quick dinner, beer and a cocktail in Pub Street.
A bit tired tonight so we did not walk around but we will definitely be back for $2 cocktails and 50c beer.
Pool and Restaurant Hopping
16 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Today was very relaxing we stayed at the hotel until dinner time. It was so nice reading, swimming and doing absolutely nothing most of the day.
Being time for dinner we took a tuk tuk into town toЧитать далее
Bayon Temple
17 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today was Temple day, we were picked up at 7.30am and headed out for a day of temple visits.
The first stop was Angkor Thom (Big Angkor) which is a 3km2 walled and moated royal city and was the lastЧитать далее
Tomb Raider's Temple
17 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Next we visited Ta Prohm Temple. This sprawling complex is only partially cleared of jungle overgrowth. Massive fig and silk cotton trees grow over the towers and corridors creating a jungleЧитать далее
Angkor Wat
17 сентября 2018 г., Камбоджа ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
The last temple for today was the one that we were eager to visit.
Angkor Wat, the largest monument of the Angkor group and the best preserved is an architectural masterpiece. Its perfection inЧитать далее








































































































































