Angkor-Siem Reap's miracle

DAY ONE

15 February – Thursday

Today is the day of departure.

We put the car in a big company, small back pack bag to Pudong airport. LG too my luggage is too heavy, in fact I have made reference to the Raiders, Internet 2-sleeve, 2 2 pair of shoes with short sleeves, coupled with some necessary pajamas, probably because we also need to stay in Hong Kong for a few days, you must prepare one or two coats, plus my essential bath and skin care products, medicines, fragmented plugs, etc., and FINALLY the luggage looks outside holiday 2 weeks, however, is better than no ready and much more!

Because we use is from Hong Kong, Hong Kong, transit directly booked Siem Reap-Phnom Penh-Hong Kong PACKAGE, including in Siem Reap's 4 night accommodation and one night accommodation in Phnom Penh, the return ticket and 3 nights accommodation, the final total of 9000 per person.

I still think this way is more effective. If you start from Shanghai directly to Phnom Penh, each ticket is approximately 5500, and our selection of accommodation is Siem Reap the 4-star hotel Angkor, Phnom Penh sword temple the five-star Intercontinental Hotel and Causeway Bay of Excelsior Hotel, airport transfer and Hong Kong round-trip ticket, etc. So if you travel in Southeast Asia, Hongkong really is a good choice, can also encompass also the SHOPPING.

Siem Reap Airways ticket has not been received, we rushed into the Pudong airport and found Dragonair flights need to DELAY an hour or so, but we are still very calm, because I fully believe that my AGENT. We do the counter of a certainty, Dragonair's service really well, a pretty dress, ancient and look like a Fox mascot to everyone a HAPPY bonus, there is a SNACK of chocolate.

Later we went to the Middle for dinner at Pudong airport, do not go to the airport, but also expensive and not good. From magnetic suspension of two restaurant things done very well, the price is moderate. LG to have a bowl of fried beef, I want a ' trotters packages, 78 Yuan eat is good.

We really boring after the security check, you continue to look for a restaurant, drinking lemon tea and Cola, really cut to $ 58, look in to laptop charger's sake don't care about.

However, flights or earlier OK, we finally arrived at 8: 45 began the journey first station.

Arrive in Hong Kong is 11 pm, quickly took the baggage while Exchange 1000 $, which bought the nominal value of 600 for 300 of Airport Express-Lane round + continuous 3 days unlimited travel on subway card, because we're half-way to fly to Angkor, arrival and finally back to Shanghai with Shuttle, but intermediate round will have to pay for it.

It is recommended that went in the same day in Shanghai-Hong Kong-Siem Reap, this can save a night's lodging and travel to the airport. However in the Festival, and sometimes even arranged a day may also be exposed to a flight delay before and after the transfer does not lead to a situation, it depends on the individual's own discretion and decision.

Go back to Dragonair holidays staffing arrangements and other several guests sit on the CMB, 40 minutes and arrives at the Excelsior Hotel, fast for a CHECK IN later, finally able to sleep.

The first day, it was tense and tired!

Today overhead

-TAXI 16 – magnetic levitation 80 – airport restaurant 78 – airport restaurant beverage 58 – Octopus 600 HK –

Total: 232/$ 600 RMB

DAY TWO

16 February – Friday

Morning till 11 o'clock, hastily arranged inclusions, as off the winter clothes, Shanghai feel still heavier, and her husband have complained ...

Haha! we then go out for lunch, in opposite a SOGO called Viet Nam small Paris restaurant, a curry stew with rice noodles and rice with beef show a sand is set, the flavor is still available, for a total of $ 70 plus drinks, the environment is also good.

See all of the SALE, I almost crazy, shopping feeling within each cell.

But my husband's face was already rendered a very smelly face, because he felt crowded annoying, but backpack is heavy. So I have repressed self, and he went to the supermarket to buy a flashlight and batteries (we forgot to take out), Wellcome Supermarket of freshly squeezed juice, tourism, from where guests can buy processed fruits.

Her husband at the airport but quotations: "aircraft featured, soothing linru art", I spit ... ... ...

Boarding Lor ... .. Siem Reap Airways food is good, 767 aircraft is also, and domestic China Eastern Airlines was nearly.

When the aircraft arrived at Siem Reap has been in the evening at a local time, the aircraft, tropical style upheavals, sure enough, and are commonly referred to as international standard airport very different.

Outside took two photos, get queued clearance. Cambodia's most notorious is customs officials ask for tips, this actually is my LG catch. First in line is slow in enable people simply can't stand, I and her husband separated the two teams, so you can quickly, in fact, the plane before we're ready for a $ 1 ticket, do not want to and when they cross the border; my struggle that officials, although very mill product, but did not say what you want, Word, and finally put intoEnvironment chapter knock to the front page (a bit perturbed, I do not know whether to be a problem); husband of officials don't know what, I was a face innocent LG two officials asked, bravely rushed forward, however they they have English just asked LG is a person or a lot of people together, TMD, and what's the relationship. Later on, I continue to ask questions, one of whom said NO PROBLEM. Out, the husband calmly said: actually I understood it, they are the pipe I want to tip. Haha, my lovely husband actually ask: Can you speak Chinese? What tips? I would also like to ask that looks a little high officials of my chapter beat, isn't it, he saw extortion, with impatience: I don ' t know. Grandma, I do not ask.

It has a big Chinese handheld "mango net free line" at the airport, the CMB discovered several people together, drivers and airport staff attitude better let everyone mad, and later in the car recommended tour and car rental service, but if it shows.

To the hotel, also in the struggle. Other people in English too broken, my legs still ached, active front soon settled apartment allocation problems. And a young couple of Guangdong decided on the third day SHARE a car, so you only need around 18 million dollars.

We live in is the sword in the Temple of preah khan hotel, no.6 Highway looks very many beautiful hotel, very new, this looks a bit old.

If the next time they come, simply direct Cust. Price is not very high. The room was very large, two single bed, also can receive adequate CCTV programs, hot water, air-conditioning power is enough. There is a Concierge is very handsome ...

We at diagonally opposite a called MART supermarket KIND bought some mineral water and fish do not eat this evening DINNER.

An early night, tomorrow's journey is hard.

Today, spending: lunch HK $ 70 – Wellcome Supermarket flashlight batteries 28 $ juice 20 $-taxi to go to Hong Kong Station 25 $ – Siem Reap supermarket 4.8 USD – $ 4.8/total: $ 143

DAY THREE

17 February-Saturday-Chinese new year

Good sleep in one night, at 7 o'clock, pick a hurried downstairs decorated breakfast, hotels and things still can, some basic such as fried eggs, bacon, etc.

Out of some people meet up, thought full delivered to her husband, but English is my husband soft rib, can only continue to go, get 30 dollars for two days of TUTU itinerary. However, Cambodia TUTU drivers also quite tricky, said to be looking for his brother, but he is really bad English, but the way staff and tour continues, can only be achieved through a third-party translation to understand what we mean. But because the big face and honest, but also to our request without complaint, so we decided that even though the language barrier, but still retain him.

TUTU in go to Angkor road Benz, slightly chilly morning wind, if you take a shawl might be better, it is strongly recommended that carriers are advisable, as we get off and it seems the future soldier found hair and wind up a comparative headache.

A road with coaches, Chinese new year is the year's most cool season, so many Asian tourists, many of whom select Toyota or minibuses, but personally think natural scenery or as close to the good, the majority of European tourists choose TUTU or single motor. Along the way, we received a lot of attention of the locals may sit TUTU of Asia is not very much!

The Angkor has almost nine, photography buy cards, staff jiligulu a Cambodian-English, I have no words to understand that turned out to be some basic guidelines on European handsome guy next to me with a smile that he also could not understand, I drop, not my problem, hee hee .... after the tour's help, we let drivers today to play big ring GRAND TOUR.

First stop is feeling than grain Temple, Outback, this time the Sun is out, a number of European tourists scattered inside.

Than grain Temple is Luo Zhen gyro PostScript Mo II capital from high cover moved back to Angkor is the second building, used to hold the King cremation ceremony has died, her husband said I like priests, each into a place to read history, personal feeling this is a warm up, let you on Angkor has experience of architectural styles. Climbing up the steps need to be careful, be hands and feet.

The second leg to go East towards MUI, which is deposed by Jelinek PostScript friction IV in 928 years capital moved from Angkor to high cover.

16 years after Luo Zhen gyro PostScript Mo II and the capital relocated back to Angkor, soon in East pool built in the Central Island East towards the temple. The inscription says that is as reconstruction Angkor Palace, built structures and very similar than grain Temple, constructed between no more than 20 years. Our photo shoot so much, mainly looked at the books that the separation of the four gods like to giant teeth Quartet the universe support. And because people compared to the previous war less, so we supported the tripod, take a few pictures, but photographic double, because the Sun is too hot, it is necessary to pay attention to exposure, the husband of a good camera as my Nikon shoot out clearly.

By this time already feel very hot, the wind began with some hot air, we go to the third station, the Tower's temple, the gate of the design is very unique, TA SOM mean SOM ancestors of the monastery, a small, encircled around the fig tree, but it only leaves, famouser Interestingly there is a giant tree wrapped up the whole lobby scene.

I think it is very quiet, but very cool trees cover, suitable forInside oars, look at the book. The tree there are too many people take photographs, go to the innermost bought an English edition of LONELY PLANET, is the month of December 2006, it is clear, concise entries. Buy books in his left arm, so when the offer is also embarrassed to 6 dollars close, in fact, the average may be 4-5. After some Cambodian boy constantly and accosted and asked how much of this book. I insist that province have their long-winded.

Morning, eat more would not feel hunger, 11 points more often to the fourth station, Lung Poon pool, you will need a red road ahead, before we get to 1 USD drank two green sweet coconut, nothing is more ice.

In the central square after as a stand, in particular, if the pond is the rainy season, you may licence will pretty, but because it is the dry season, so just bare like sunken Plaza, did not want to go on, but later in the LG persuasion, we rushed to the central spire, and made some photo. Said longpan pool has a medical blessing, physicians in prayer, in the water tank on herbs, Lion, elephant, cows and horses mouth, each pool has its own role. Is there a Cambodian girl, walking barefoot, seasoned and tourists. When I saw a dog lazy sleeping, it is really comfortable, Ah ...

Last stop is the Holy Temple, and we live in a hotel of the same name.

In all the large ring site is the largest, most beautiful scenery, we spent most time, took numerous photos. On the way to go in to my LG explains what "mixing milk sea" allusions, historical fairy tale is my weaknesses, only wants admire ....

If you need all around that, I think it will take 3-4 hours, all in all there are layers of lobby and Tower cave, each has a flavor, every few months lobby you will find a number of different arrangements, including allusions are chewing head, I think that if you hire a tour guide, may play a much more interesting.

Walk to the East and finally, our big brother waiting for TUTU, outside on the large gears full of tourists, reminds us to go back to lunch, now is the 1 point.

In a very fluent English speaking guide (yes I think there is no accent Guide, by the way, the customs officials English really TMD difference), we decided to take the following route: hotel – restaurant – old DRAGON SOUP.

The famous DRAGON SOUP, the WAITER asked whether we wanted to go to the second floor, second floor, the supply of food is not the same, the comparing WESTERN point, if you want to taste the Cambodian chaffy and rice powder, etc., you will be on the first floor.

We point out Viet Nam beef salad, steamed fish with sauce, BBQ beef CHESSE with lettuce, LG to a FRUIT SHAKE, I want the LIME JUICE, but here the lime juice and Singapore, and Thailand too pale compared. Beef salad is very good, my appetite for myself and was very impressed LG, eliminated almost all of the food, but also no appetite to eat their hand-made ice cream. Next to the street should be PUB STREET, there are many books recommended restaurant and CAFÉ. Spent $ 15.5, if in the same food might be 200 Yuan or so, I am very satisfied.

It has been almost three and a half, decided to abandon the old market, because the central market is nearby.

Little experience in the doorway 3 $ bought a pair of small earrings and killed were not aggressive; sell scarves older sister tastes good, jumped 5 to Mum, my mother-in-law and my colleagues, but only $ 10; beautiful handmade bag offer 6 $, I am a price of $ 4. Back in a bit of a pity, actually, you can sell more, several sent back with plain clothes in the summer should be beautiful. Next day should have time to go.

After the supermarket to buy different things, or the STAR SUPERMARKET petrol station, a lot of fresh sweet yoghurt and delicious French long staff (finally tasted, originally done tomorrow breakfast, but was eliminated in the evening).

Back to the hotel, bath, and LG in bed talk is sinking fast asleep, woke up and ate a point to buy things, they started and distant people together to watch the new year dinner, CCTV Spring Festival evening show, or so stupid ...

Tomorrow morning to 5 point downstairs, 4 o'clock, Halo ....

Cost: admission ticket today 80 $-lunch 15.5 $-10 $-package silk scarf 4 $-hat 2 $-KIM supermarket 9.8 $ (beer, pineapple juice, bread, dolls, etc.) – STAR supermarket 5 $ (yogurt, ice cream, French long staff) – LONELY PLANET piracy 6 $

Total: $ 132

DAY FOUR

18 February-Sunday-new year's day

Sunrise viewing at 4 a.m. today, the dark times have to get up, freshen, TUTU big brother is already waiting in the downstairs, or just so smile like that.

Flying in the gateway to Angkor road and found that there are many more people than we got up earlier, bunches lighting in Misty black fog on the front. In Angkor Temple parking, discover tourism group has been entered, hurry, hurry ...

Husband and I first leg, low kick of groping the rest of the direction, because before to Angkor, so can only follow one more direction, good in its landmark five-block, Tower a

Eyes can recognize. We sat in front of a reservoir, LG-up tripod is on the ground, I eat up the French long staff, because the night is not fading, but do not see anything. The grass of the Ukrainian central Ukraine ended up more. Don't know why, I didn't feel like seeing the book described the excited, the Sunrise is let me clear up Angkor Temple legend look, but if compared to the Huangshan Sunrise, and no passionate feeling, or it may be because I'm not so young, this is me and LG in the past two days the unanimous conclusion that ... Few sight enables us to mind-blowing.

Like to see the animation in General, it grew out, in fact, in our view to see the sun rises, it is the right direction seen earlier.

Let me surprise sharp is pool flap flap lucid purple water lily, the night could not early identification, sunlight shining petals and the reflection of the Sun in water perfect blend, dust smoke purple that is almost too good to break the silence. LG took me until now a favorite photo, immediate set back cant wait for the desktop background. However the human voice loud roar so we fled to the Angkor temples.

Angkor temple structure Quartet has long Gallery, each Corridor were tells a story, passing through one of them, he heard a lady asked myself, what is "Mr. OCEAN OF MILK", haha, couldn't have stepped forward to tell her desire.

Of course our own for other stories are not completely clear ... Enter the central tower block, found the Windows beaded design so fascinating and mysterious, light and shadow of interwoven wrong vote, looking out for each gap is a unique perspective.

Watched almost flat ladder leading to the tower block, I very courageously upward climb, also being very handsome took some photos, but on the road to two-thirds of my feet started hair soft, because there is no remaining section above on both sides of the handrail, LG has tried to put you down and can be difficult, so I really a dilemma, can only hope that LG looks, I rest for a while, and then sailed in the Sprint, see my home LG haven't exercise, I stop foot place also paid a white flag, it is losing face, we are pessimistic and hands and feet down to the very unwilling wandered around for half days left.

Next stop is Angkor through Empire city and Rong-ji Temple, which has the most famous through Angkor King faces of the city, where I and Asura pictured a piece, but also know the God and Devil difference in Devil is staring eyes.

Sides or mixing milk sea scene, looked after the Holy Temple is no accident. Our drivers then bring us directly sent to BA Rong Temple, facts prove if initial visit Angkor, in fact, it is best to hold important spots instead of each. BA Rong Temple is well worth a look, since 216 a smile really wants you to be hypnotized mind, each side are the King's eyes, I'd and each smile pictured, but everywhere is the Korea and Japan's twittering, let us not only to once again bear left. It may be because the next day, our strength is not so good, climbing stairs feeling very tired, it looks like the first day of play on the small circle is relatively good, because it's manual is used in the best spots.

But behind a must-see as Tomb Raider in the scene is in Tabou Chi temples, this is one of the most difficult to develop and protect, as huge towering of fig trees have been inseparable and temples with close.

Went in a long long way back, see like Dragon claw-like roots packing, legacy of ancient flavours. Here we are: press the shutter, take a lot of photos. But I feel a bit bad mood, first because I heard a Cambodian Guide and some seemingly United States human groups say Chinese tourist most noisy and there is no polite, though he also said that Korea and raises his comments is Korea people in collective photographic, but I still wanted looks to describe his two feet, Grandma 's, they have not been to China full? see never seen our outstanding citizen? also, because out of the wrong, spent a lot of time to see the back door, tired.

Settles down to find the last friends recommended drivers, because tomorrow free line of Guangdong couples to go to the palace women, I can only contact the car, but I'm here English is very bad, that's rather hesitant, I do not know are not responsive to their rhythm.

And SAM touch, 8 o'clock in the morning, go to the Ministry of women's and reflection object and the collapse of the dense column, a total of 55 dollars.

After the Tabb Ah, I and LG manual has been completely drained, reluctantly went to spot Tyco Dai, because people rarely so photograph several tickets out TUTU brother asked why don't we go in the opposite the Royal pool, back to say it's too hot, quickly went back to my lunch break.

Also at noon, but the DRAGON SOUP for a building, in fact, the menus are the same, this point of Viet Nam, spring rolls, FRESH green Mango Salad with fried noodles with vegetables, beef and beef with banana leaves, fresh COCONUT ANGKOR beer, and a total of 14 dollars cheaper! and then back to the hotel to get a bath, morning photos into the computer.

3 point we back off to watch the sunset mountain nesbakken, climbing to also good, but really, if you really want to look up at half past four, possibly the best, but at that time estimates are crowded with; our silly, etc. for a long time, the patience of all consumption, took some photos of Cambodian children, look around the world are prepared, all together, the eight immediately decided to withdraw; facts prove that we are right, goes down to see the mountain of people estimated to fit the entire platform is sure, if we are also in the above, do not know when to the mountain.

Really, go and know that the Red Army forces army feeling, except that the red teamThere are foreigners, fellow countrymen and Asia. But I'm super impressed our TUTU brother, regardless of our early or late, he can we go out for the first time in front of us, but also classical waving and smiling, to tell the truth, do not understand English really is not easy, but also save a lot of trouble, because if the driver can speak some English, it is estimated that they would try every way to recommend other consumption. I finished or likes our honest cute Cambodia drivers brother.

And TUTU brother went to a supermarket shopping, returned to the hotel, giving him 30 dollars for his two-day labor, he also «smile ...

Dinner went to the PUB STREET, find the famous RED PIANO, I had a hunch, plus signs and Bacon, chicken CHEESE; the husband to a FISH FILLET, we would also like a fruit salad, ice cream and lime juice, a total of $ 17.

After eating some in pharmacies and lovely flower scents SOAP back to LG colleagues.

Went home to bed early ...

Today overhead: mineral water + coconut juice-2 $/lunch – dinner – 14 $/17 $/scent SOAP 12 $/TUTU – 30 $/TUTU-4 $/SUPERMARKET-6.45 $

Total: $ 86

DAY FIVE

19 February-Monday-year II

Today's ride is distant and challenges, breakfast met together with Beijing couples, they also fight female Palace, but solely on the TUTU, amazing ….

SOM in the lobby, we wandered around, his complexion, but makes me a little uncomfortable is temporary requirements mentioned the fare because 65 dollars collapse of dense column.

Reason it was OK, I'm also good, but because the SHARE with others, so temporary reverse one let me in an awkward position. Good in the end everyone however only pay around US $ 33, nor too big twists.

Second-hand Toyota Camry car ride in the Red Earth track, is flanked by the exaggerated, because speed of only 40-50, but if you take a TUTU, I can clearly see themselves as absolute becomes an out-and-out natives.

To be continued ...

Ashamed to say, this piece is actually several months later, if you do not write, I would be difficult to explain to himself.

Have almost forgotten high Dobbs of allusions, only know that the usual visitors don't come here, but lonely planet has recommended, so tourists will usually be to self-help, this tour.

In fact here and China a lot of similar small valley, feeling far deep secluded, on the ground are the remains of a small fruit, roots or task like that; the mountains most unique is the water in relief, in front of a group tour is not to miss the explanation, it is said that there are thousands of underwater exposed root "Lin Jia", is the essence of relief. But for me, the fun that was bipedal enjoy mountain spring and undisturbed for a while. Down the mountain after immediately rushed to the foot of the mountain side of the shop, enjoy Al Green.

A moment after that we went to the famous women of the Royal Palace, the road red diffused, but I'd shoot a lot of photos, proposed diaojiaolou allows the driver to stop down and take a good look.

To a woman after a positive value, the Royal Palace is the most hot and sunny with 12 point, if you have an egg, hit the brick red wall probably already cooked. I have a headache, reluctantly went in, although really admire its beautiful spectacular carved, but had to hide in a little short to drink water, shade and LG to complete photographic pictures of power can only be strong strike mandate of all around four shopping.

After we sail out on distant avalanche dense Margaret, it is said that there has not been completely clear of mines, so fewer visitors.

I just sleep in the car, it's good to wake up the headache, let me enjoy the collapse of the special dense Margaret implication.

Be a lonely road, the end is a city full of ruins, simply do not see the entry.

A little monk smile sitting in alms at the gate. We are in the surrounding wilderness Woods there just took some photos, there is a dark man towards lean up to indicate how to enter, just started believing that he is here, then immediately find that is a personal tour guide, although I don't really like to please, but face he somehow found it reliable, natural began in the family. Collapse of dense Margaret turned out to be the King Center is located, a different direction can be connected to Thailand, Viet Nam, and later met mine destruction and completely unable to repair a stacked in each of the rocks, so you cannot easily move off any piece.

We from the broken wall around the ruins of climbing into the old presentation start fantasy had brilliant and song, the main hall. .....

Don't go unusual road, is my greatest tour here, from the rocks on top of the heap looking around, there is a brand new feeling. The old man was found from the bankrupt the corner a purple floret, shaky and gave it to me, is this really the "twist" smiling flower? I still old trees branches sway up swing. It is strongly recommended that you find a guide tour here. After I gave him $ 10, which for me is a small amount, but on tour is very much. While I admire the man is in his acceptance of dignified style, we talked to him is the local residents, but I think he might be too often here delved into the landscape, there is a natural and elegant ambience.

Open-back to the hotel is after dusk, we already tired after wash, but still want to add energy, then heading to the town of dead finsh, flotilla, also good to go early, there are seats, but unfortunately there is no way to be suspended in mid air seat, the smell of dinner is not too great, but the singing and dancing performances can compensate for, and her husband on the decoration of the feel good.

Back to the hotel and slept soundly, tomorrow morning to travel to Phnom Penh Lor.

Phnom Penh let me the deepest impression is located on the River opposite the one known as the largest temples in Phnom Penh, a kindly old as we chant puts on more fragrant water; Royal does not name a beautiful exception of extraordinary flowers; there are warm and thoughtful drivers Mr. mok.. ...

Maybe later you can spend more time here.

My travels was published too late, but want to see are a bit small impression.

(Corner of swords Temple)

(Favorite Angkor trees-each has a unique flavor)

(Streamer Chi shadow whether mind trance in-?)

(King's smile over Angkor)

(Devastation of dense Margaret-twist sweet smile of flowers)