Salam,
Trip kali ni kami book AirBnb and it is so worth the money. AirBnb ni luas, cantik, sama seperti dalam gambar, dan dekat jugak dengan Pub Street, night markets, and Hard Rock Cafe. Mostly we took Tuk-tuk to/fro our AirBnb because the rains were heavy and we couldn't walk without getting soaked really wet. We used Grab to book our tuk-tuk and used discount code from Hard Rock Cafe and Made in Cambodia market to get 50% discount off our fares. Roughly around ~1usd to get to our AirBnb. Untuk part 1 boleh klik di
sini.
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Master Bedroom. Washing machine is located at a small balcony in the room.
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We stayed at Mony Ratanak Apartments located at Street 27. The house is complete with kitchen utensinls, washing machine (my ultimate travel need) with detergent, cozy rooms, big bathroom with a tub.
Day 1
After checking-in, we went for a stroll at the markets. The markets are really close by to each other, and Pub Street. It is within walking distance from the AirBnb. The items sold there are pretty much the same at all the shops, and you really have to haggle down the price. Transaction are in USD but the cents are in Riel. USD0.50 is equivalent to 2000 Riel. I have to say that the cost here is on the expensive side, a bottled 500ml mineral water cost USD1 or USD 0.50, lunch cost around ~20 USD for 4 person.
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| Motorcycles parked near Old Market. |
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| Tuk-tuk driver resting. |
Day 2
For this tour, we booked it at Klook. It was inclusive of tuk-tuk driver from 4.30 am until 4.00 pm for RM79 per tuk-tuk. We woke up early and took a tuk-tuk at around 4.45am, a bit late because we had our Subuh prayer first, and went to buy the entrance ticket before going to the sunrise spot. The entrance ticket cost us USD37 each for a day pass. The ticket building is quite far from the entrance of Angkor Wat. This ticket can be used to enter other temples as well, and there are people who will check for your ticket before you went into the temples. We opt for a small circuit tour.
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| Tiket siap print muka. Kena tunjuk kat semua entrance temples. |
Stop 1: Angkor Wat
On the way to the Angkor Wat, rains poured heavily and that means we lost our sight on sunrise, but the weather is so nice, not too hot, for us to explore the temple. There were really small crowd, maybe it way too early in the morning. The compund is really big and we took around 4 hours to explore the whole area.
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| Angkor Wat Reflection. Depending on the angle you are, you can see either three or five towers. |
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| Headless statue along the corridors. There are many more. |
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| Angkor Wat and me. That pant was bought at old market at USD4. I got another one at USD3 at different shop the next day. |
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| Intricate carving decorating the outside and outside of the walls. The stones used here are sandstoens. |
Stop 2: Bayon
Stop 3: Baphuon & Elephant Terrace
We were already tired by this time. The complex are smaller than Angkor Wat, Baphuon reminded me of Temple Run game that I used to play during my college years. This temple is located near to Bayon.
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| Baphuon from the side. If you walk around to the back, you can see a reclining Buddha carved on the walls. Due to the weathering, it might not be that obvious but it is there. |
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| The walking path around the temple that reminds me of temple run game. |
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| Royal Palace. It was built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century - early 13th century. |
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| Elephant terrace. A worker in white shirt is seen cutting the grass using sickle (sabit). |
Stop 4: Ta Keo
There were less crowd here and there were small shops in front of this temple, however, no halal food are served here. Had to finish our tour first before we went for our lunch. This temple is relatively small compared to other temples. We spent a quick one here walking around the temple.
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| Victory Gate. Located on the eastern wall of Angkor Thom (Capital City) and the second most used entrance to the Royal Palace. It is called victory gate as the Khmer king would use this entrance if he came back from a successful battle. |
Stop 5: Ta Phrom
The most famous temple as it was featured in the Tomb Raider movie. Personally, I love this temple because of the greens, how the roots of the trees clung to the walls, the mossy walls and the structures. It does felt like walking around in a old lost civilization. The live evidence how nature can humble a once great civilization. The temple is about 2 minutes walk from the east entrace. Afterwards, we went for a drinks at the stalls outside. USD1 for coconut water, pheww.
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| Ta Phrom East Entrance |
Stop 6: Banteay Kdei
Our last stop before going to lunch is Banteay Kdei. I found this temple is really nice with a lesser crowd unlike Ta Phrom. It is more serene and the buildings are symmetrical or at least to my eyes.
We had lunch at Muslim Backpacker Restaurant and ordered local delicacies. Cost us USD17.50. We took tuk-tuk to Old Market and exploring more of the market and buy some souvenirs.
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| Located next to Masjid An Neakmah. Food came with complimentary rice and syrups. |
Then, we went back to the apartments, took some bath and relaxed a bit before catching the sunrise at Phrom Bakheng. Had to do a bit of hiking to the top, and waited in line as only 300 person are allowed at the temple at a time.
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| The sun is setting down. View is majestic. |
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| Steep climb. We were the last to go down. |
It was already dark when we started to go down the hill. At the foot of the hill, there are music played and they stopped soon as we reached the entrance.
For dinner, we had indian cuisine at Bukhara India Restaurant. It cost USD 24. The night ended early when the rains poured very heavy and we decided just to go home.
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| Biryani fish, Biryani Chicken, and Butter Chicken for our dinner. |
I guess it has been a bit too long. So for day 3 and 4 i'll write it in the next post.
Click here for Part 3.
Toodles!
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