Hari 1
After the initial delay the flight was good and we landed in Bangkok at 12 noon. Train, then metro and short walk to the hotel in Chinatown. It is the last day of celebrations here for the Chinese NewBaca lagi
ThailandBangkokSamphantawongWat Mongkhon Samakhom13°44’27” N 100°30’36” E
6 Februari 2019, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
After the initial delay the flight was good and we landed in Bangkok at 12 noon. Train, then metro and short walk to the hotel in Chinatown. It is the last day of celebrations here for the Chinese NewBaca lagi
ThailandBangkokSamphantawong13°44’23” N 100°30’40” E
7 Februari 2019, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
After a good nights sleep our first visit was to Wat Pho to see the reclining Buddha. Much bigger temple than we expected so took a while to walk around. The Buddha is a very impressive 46 meters inBaca lagi
ThailandBangkokSamphantawongWat Mongkhon Samakhom13°44’27” N 100°30’36” E
8 Februari 2019, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Walked to the river & caught a river taxi to the Grand Palace. Huge grounds and buildings which were very impressive from the outside but disappointing that visitors could only enter the Temple of theBaca lagi
KembojaSiem ReapPhum Spéan Thmei13°21’9” N 103°51’57” E
9 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Up early for taxi to bus collection point. Nice bus with loads of leg room and reclining seats. Roads fairly good and crossing through border went smoothly. Long journey though & arrived in Siem ReapBaca lagi
KembojaSiem ReapPhum Ta Sĕn Khang Tbong13°24’38” N 103°51’56” E
10 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Lovely banana pancakes for breakfast. Collected from the hotel for our tour of the temples. First stop Angkor Thom. Very impressive moat around the outside - 12k in length, 100m wide and 3m deep.Baca lagi
KembojaSiem ReapPhum Spéan Thmei13°21’9” N 103°51’56” E
11 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Decided to have a more restful day today so no alarms set & woke up just in time for breakfast. Walked to the town - quite dusty lanes & very hot. Wandered around the market - interesting to see allBaca lagi
KembojaSiem ReapPhum Spéan Thmei13°21’17” N 103°51’19” E
12 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Tuk tuk into town & wandered around the markets. What was supposed to be a light lunch was huge - stir fry veg (which came with rice) & chicken & pineapple rice. Back to the hotel for a swim and ourBaca lagi
KembojaPhnom Penh11°33’24” N 104°55’32” E
13 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Up early and tuk tuk to bus station. Good journey on the Giant Ibis bus. Interesting to see the countryside. Short comfort breaks and lunch stop and arrived in Phom Penh at 3pm. Tuk tuk to the hotel.Baca lagi
KembojaPhnom Penh11°33’25” N 104°55’32” E
14 Februari 2019, Kemboja ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Visited the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum first. It is so hard to understand how this could happen in our lifetime - it was all so brutal & cruel. 12000 - 20000 imprisoned, tortured and brutally killedBaca lagi
Paul Hersey Not even had a beer yet!