++ a silence i can't ignore ++: ++Cambodia Siem Reap 2013 Day 2 (with pictures)

Thursday, September 19, 2013

++Cambodia Siem Reap 2013 Day 2 (with pictures)

angkor wat & other wat day pass usd20
dinner at muslim family restaurant usd9
inroom massage usd6

on the 2nd day of cambodia trip we went to visit all the temples.
there are alot of wats (eg: angkor wat, thom wat, bayon wat, taprohm wat, etc etc), but we only went to those yg glemer2 & listed under unesco world heritage only. plus, they are merely the same, and we dont have much time (for me, energy level. i am easily tired liddat).
we went to around 3-4 wats only, but it had taken most of our day.
-the ticket price for one day pass is usd20.

after visiting all the famous temples, we had our dinner at muslim family restaurant (recommended by many friends), and 'lembu naik bukit' is the most popular dish there. i think the dish is like bulgogi (korean food). everything served were very2 very delicious (sampai 2 kali very kau). the owner actually can speak malay, but, he passed away month before we came.
-lembu naik bukit is usd8 for one big bowl (can eat for 5-6person)
-we opted set B dinner set which cost us 8usd each.

-6usd perperson for whole body khmer massage.
selepas penat, as usual, at night, we called again the in-room service massage.

sedap giler sampai tetido2. imah paling tetido. hehehe. i got the same masseur like yesterday, best best! and she looks like someone i know. hnm nevermind lah.

as usual, i will copy-pasted the most important facts about each wats that we visited.

1)angkor wat (the most famous, a must go, and ketua segala wat)
from wiki: Angkor Wat is a Hindu, then subsequently Buddhist temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds"^.

2)angkor thom (where we an locate bayon wat (wat yg ade faces tuh)
from wiki: Angkor Thom, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It covers an area of 9 km². At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north.

The most notable earlier temples within the city are the former state temple of Baphuon, and Phimeanakas, which was incorporated into the Royal Palace.

Faces on Prasat Bayon

The last temple known to have been constructed in Angkor Thom was Mangalartha, which was dedicated in 1295. Thereafter the existing structures continued to be modified from time to time, but any new creations were in perishable materials and have not survived.

3)bayon wat (wat yg ade faces2 tuh)
from wiki: The Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak.

4) ta prohm (for me, the most beautiful & admired. a must visit! it is also the most featured wat in tomb raider the movie.)
from wiki: Ta Prohm built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. UNESCO inscribed Ta Prohm on the World Heritage List in 1992.

angkor daily pass. siap ade gamba kau.