Cambodia - Day 1 (18.12.2014)

Cambodia Trip 

Cambodia officially know as the Kingdom of Cambodia and it's official region is Theravada Buddhism which practiced by most of the population.

First day - 18.12.2014

My holiday starts and I was so excited as able to visit the great complexes of ancient temple in Southeast Asia.

The air ticket quite expensive as we bought it last minute.

When touched down, we need to walk a short distance outdoor from the plane to the terminal building. The airport quite clean and well maintained.

The view on the way to our Hotel. 

November until March is the peak season  to visit as it's dry and windy season while December is the peak of the peak season at Angkor.

Tara Angkor Hotel is located in convenient proximity to both Angkor Temples and Siem Ream city.  Our booking included free airport pickup which was in an air conditioned van, free airport drop off, and free one hour body massage. 

The welcome drink of cold lemongrass tea was very refreshing.

Tara Spa where we had our aroma massage.

We went to Siem Reap Craft Workshop which operate by Artisans Angkor after our massage. Artisans Angkor is a Cambodia company which was created at the end of 1990's to help young rural people find work near their home village.

                       Silk Painting 

                   Ceramic Painting

                        Polychrome

                       Lacquering

                        Silver Plating

                   Stone Crarving

                     Wood Carving

SIEM REAP CRAFT WORKSHOPS & BOUTIQUES (Near old market)

Open daily 0730 - 1830

Free guided tours

Tel: 063 963 330

We went to Wat Knang Phnom Krom after visited the craft workshops as we wanted to view the sunset but unfortunately we unable to see it as too cloudy. 

Wat Knang Phnom Krom situated 12km south of Siem Reap on a hill overlooking Tonlé Sap Lake. The name means "Lower Hill" and is a reference to its geographical location in relation to its sister temples of Phnom Bakheng and Phnom Bok. 

                    Tonlé Sap Lake 

The three towers above dedicated to Vishu, Shiva and Brahma but are in ruined state.

It is necessary to have Angkor Pass to visit the temple at the summit of Wat Knang Phnom Krom as the guards won't allow you to access to the summit of without the pass.

Some rural area in Cambodia still using Hand-pump well.

We had our dinner at our hotel to as it is included in our hotel package. We bought it through Groupon.

         Spicy Minced Chicken Salad

     Bean Curd & Minced Chicken Soup

                       Main Course 

                    Dessert - fruits