CambojaVoat Bakong13°20’9” N 103°58’29” E
23 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
In the morning we visited three smaller Angkorian temples that we had not visited on our trip in 2009. These temples form part of the Roluos Group, which are spread out over the former site of theLeia mais
CambojaSiem Reap13°21’57” N 103°51’36” E
23 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
In the afternoon, we visited the excellent Angkor National Museum. The galleries were beautiful and the artifacts were generally very well labeled, plus we bought the excellent audio guide. The museumLeia mais
CambojaPrasat Preah Khan13°27’39” N 103°52’18” E
24 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We spent Christmas Eve revisiting two of the Angkor temples we saw in 2009. The first was the massive (140 acre) complex of Preah Khan (“Sacred Sword“ in Khmer), which was built in the 12thLeia mais
CambojaPrasat Preah Neakpean13°27’47” N 103°53’43” E
CambojaKouk Chak13°22’31” N 103°51’32” E
24 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
On the way back to the hotel from the temples we stopped at a memorial to the Vietnamese soldiers who died in the war against the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The tiled structure in the background containsLeia mais
CambojaSiem Reap13°21’39” N 103°51’19” E
24 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We spent Christmas Eve with Voss and Todd, who had arrived the day before from their motorcycle trip through Vietnam, and Chanda and Tean, who drove up from Phnom Penh. We had a very nice dinner at aLeia mais
CambojaBayon13°26’29” N 103°51’37” E
25 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We spent Christmas morning with Voss and Todd visiting Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm. We hired a guide through the hotel, but he wasn’t that great, mainly due to his mediocre English. We had thoughtLeia mais
CambojaPrasat Ta Prum13°26’6” N 103°53’21” E
CambojaPhumĭ Trâpeăng Séh Khang Lĕch13°24’43” N 103°51’35” E
25 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Todd and Voss decided to head back to their hotel after lunch, so we continued on to Angkor Wat without them.
Angkor Wat is the most famous of the many temples spread out over an area of 400 squareLeia mais
CambojaPhnum Chrab13°41’12” N 104°0’56” E
26 de dezembro de 2022, Camboja ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today we headed out again in the tuk tuk with Mr. Phorn on a longer journey from Siem Reap.
First we visited the site of Kbal Spean, which was used by the Khmer as a hill retreat in the mid-eleventhLeia mais
