Day 312: Siem Reap

Siem Reap is the second largest city and largest tourist attraction destination for Cambodia due to its proximity to Angkor Wat. The city itself is an international haven with food diversity and a cosmopolitan drinking scene. Too bad we are still not 100% healthy yet.

We had a 6 hour road trip from Phnom Penh and were greeted by a silly dog who wanted our breakfast. The bus had no air conditioning and our seats were in the back so you could feel every bump. Ice cream halfway through kept us strong and motivated.

We arrived late afternoon with enough time to shower and walk around the city. Because they had also celebrated the water festival, many decorations remained. We visited the Angkor National Museum which included Khmer people artifacts and exhibits on Buddhism, Hinduism, and Brahmanism to prepare for our visit to Angkor Wat.

Returned home for sleep and caught a cute gecko in our room. Put him outside because he refused to split the room three ways with us.

Hostel: Mad Monkey Siem Reap

Food:
Hand pulled Cambodian noodles
Cambodian lemongrass dumplings

Spots:
Siem Reap
Royal Independence Gardens
Wat Preah Prom Rath Buddhist Temple
Angkor National MuseumRead more