No Angkor Wat, no Cambodia

Cambodia before starting:

Cambodia visa is very convenient, in the vicinity of the station building of Sapphire, may charge d'affaires.

As long as you're not wanted, almost everyone can easily run out.

Because visa for Cambodia, just heard the visa officer to a customer, ticket prices, if they know they have flights on the agreement price, wants to be cheap.

Than go to Hong Kong transit or Asia's also cheap. All ticket + tax, total 4220 RMB. Recommendations we can Visa, plus stool and ask the ticket.

2008 September 29, Mon

20: 05, FM844, Pudong direct flight to Phnom Penh

Thanks to catch up with the typhoon, the plane is delayed after finally smooth takeoff 1.5H.

With a flight, another 20 people of CITs group, like us, old and young, less good not lively. A few days later, the attractions are met them.

5 when the plane landed in Phnom Penh International Airport, indeed the small black one with domestic airport, the railway station.

1 am local time, not to the customs. The customs of the time, just fill out the entry form, don't pay tip. Entry or try to suggest to you to get ahead, the efficiency is very low, so its slow speed.

Out of the airport, waiting for a TAXI, we advance in China through EMAIL booked TAT GUEST HOUSE.

According to point 7 dollars is enough, but maybe at night, and drivers to 10 dollars, OK! suggest that you also print out the hotel address, attach a map, because after all, is the guest house, not every driver is well aware of.

TAT is Cambodia opened, can only be clean, separate shower and toilet, but require relatively high guest, or get better in the hotel.

We have rooms, 12 dollars/night. Anyway, to sleep for five hours, make do.

Due to the Mekong River boat, sitting with less and less, shipping companies are losing money, was cancelled.

So for the bus to Phnom Penh. It is through the guest house's boss to have tickets, the next morning also sent us to the bus station.

September 30, 2008 Tuesday

8: 30 am by bus to Siem Reap, CN International Bus Co. is a new bus company, the condition is very good, the air conditioning car, mostly foreigners, very few people, almost one person in a row.

Tickets $ 10.

All from Phnom Penh-Siem Reap's car, driving on Highway No. 5, is a country path, speed up.

Over 200 km of the road, on 5-6 hours. Good farmland along the landscape, the landscape of tropical crops and, of course, the golden triangle unique "Munch" Brigade.

Get off at a moment's rest en route would, at this time, the foreigner will get slaughtered.

Listening to Coke, basic offer is $ 1.25, never flew in a purse, bargain, basic is a Cola + a mineral water, 1 dollar, this is the line price.

More than 1 pm arrives in Siem Reap, if you previously scheduled guest house, they will normally be free to pick you up at the station, of course, not the four wheels of the car, and it is a local specialty of TUTU car, can take 1-4 persons, the price will be different.

We have is the rosy guest house along the River.

A couple of Russia, Cambodians, compared to their more humane considerations, hotel very clean, cable tv and DVD rental free of charge. There is air conditioning in 20 u.s. dollars, a fan of 15 dollars, in Cambodia, the air conditioning is very important.

At the same time, you can talk with TOTO owners, good price, Angkor Wat 2 days later, on all of the scooters we 4 personal, first-day 15 dollars (small ring), the second day 14 dollars (great circle).

But on the afternoon of 5 o'clock, we hired his car to buy votes, by the way, looking at the sunset mountain nesbakken, our 6 dollars, this is almost a line price. Tickets must be 3 days 40 dollars, because one day to go to Angkor, or unnecessary waste of ticket money.

Looking at the sunset mountain nesbakken, really want to see of luck, we went to 3 days, almost never see, Cambodia weather strangely, Eastern veiled rain is normal.

But many mountain nesbakken tours will travel to, a small hill is packed with people, be a terrorist.

In the evening we went to the bar street meal, almost the entire city of foreigners were there to eat Khmer food, Western food,, Chinese food, Korean.

Price and taste are similar. We go a few days, eating red piano, amok, khumer fish restaurant, dead. In addition to the dead fish not recommended, the rest are good. Dead fish are slaughtered, also should receive 10 per cent service charge, in fact, no pressure root. A 5 dollar set dinner, almost also however children eating up are some snacks like snacks, staple food not as a staple food. Point a steak, always old years, cut open. Individuals prefer khumer restaurant, local customs, the price is fair, the taste is very praise. There is also a nice amok, environment, where delicious salad, a tropical ambience. In Cambodia, food, basic meals around 5-10 dollars, not imagined cheap Oh.

October 1, 2008 Wednesday

Early

Morning 5: TUTU drivers at the hotel door waiting, opened 20 minutes angkor wat, very busy at sunrise, a heap of gun head and tripod, unfortunately do not have to wait until the sunrise. Dawn after visit angkor wat, recommended that everyone in the Lotus pond next to eat some breakfast, 3 dollars seem not cheap, but that kind of bread with omlet local breakfast, very solid, can guarantee to noon will not be hungry. Hungry visitors to Angkor, definitely not a good idea.

Starting from small circle, South Gate, Angkor Wat, Angkor Empire city, BA Rong Temple, baphuon, elephant platform of King Doig, TABB Horyu

This day will be very tired, almost to the point number 5 in the evening before the hotel.

All the attractions, BA Rong Horyu-ji Temple and Tabb is worth a closer look. Of course, the Sun is very important. No Sun, you will not be able to experience the beauty of Angkor.

2008 years October 2, Thursday

This day go big circle, since the first day of the size of the circles overlap several temples go away, this day is easy.

The South Gate of the town, follow the same

Recommendations after lunch, you can go back to the hotel shower tidy up, then after 3 p.m., and then into the Angkor.

You can go and watch the sunset mountain nesbakken (see of luck), you can also go to Angkor Wat to watch the sunset/Angkor of Angkor Wat, next to the Lotus pond, Lake, very beautiful.

The evening continues to go to the bar street dinner.

2008-3 October Friday

This day will go to the 30 km distance from Siem Reap's female Palace, Arthur Dobbs, Buon dense column.

According to individual situations, since women going to the Royal Palace, several can vary from behind. This one-day journey relatively far away, it is highly recommended that you pack a taxi, or bump and dust on the road, absolutely make you unhappy campers. The Palace from women to high Dobbs-object of the section is, certainly is afflicted TUTU. We bargain after 45 dollars, high female Palace and package, bin.

As a result of the female Palace very small, so we strongly recommend that you take the trip the other way round, the first direct to run secret Doornbos column or high-bin, return again to the palace women, can escape tours.

High Arthur Dobbs is a small hill, go to the mountains at the riverbed of stone carving, but individuals feel a little cheated of taste, not like the LP on hundreds of stone. Almost some stones. Ben Mi column is a completely destroyed the temple, it is said that a lot of wet rock are snakes. Like photography architectural or worth.

Female Palace of finely crafted to be heard before, but the hottest tours is a bit disappointing.

Of course, if there is no sun, no blue sky and white clouds, the beauty of the female to the Royal Palace, and was certainly not experience.

This day trip, lunch will be able to go back to the bar street for lunch.

Return to hotel after noon, you can go to Tonle or continue in Angkor, anyway you want to use the full 40 dollars tickets.

2008 Saturday 4 October

7: 00 in the morning at the hotel entrance, lounge bar, we are in the travel agency on the street where to buy a return ticket, bus bus company, paramount is said to be VIP 8 dollars each, but didn't see any difference.

Siem Reap's bus, they come to you in the guest house to call for you, then unify to suburban bus station. This ride is free, also weak condition. But generally speaking, they are late, we wait until 7: 45 car arrived, 7: 30 departure, departure have fast 8: 30. Thus it appears that Cambodians is nothing practical ideas.

1: 00 p.m. to near Phnom Penh, we recommend that you find a cheap guest house hold baggage, by the way, you can enjoy sauna before dinner.

But the hotel along the river of Phnom Penh and guest house are foreigners, the price is very high. We are looking for a break room, no Windows, no hot water to 10 USD.

Drop the package, you can go to the Palace, tickets 8 dollars more, not every Palace are open.

Girls should not abandon the Russia market where there is ethnic beautiful scarves, clothing, but to do the assignment. Russia market near the prison Museum, you can go to the patriotic education, similar to the China Chongqing waste holes before must be prepared to read will be depressed for a long time. Tickets for 2 dollars.

Evening 23: 45 by Shanghai Airlines flights to Shanghai, back up fast, 3.5H will get there, the landing is Sunday morning, 4 points will be very hard.

Summary:

1. in Phnom Penh, is not recommended that live along the river's guest house or hotel, will be very expensive.

Basic offer is 25 dollars or more, the Chamber is also very common.

2. Cambodia has not like LP as poverty on description, many commodity price is $ 5 or more, but never on the CBC, to 2/3 of bargaining.

For example, two coconut 1 USD suffice. 1 silk scarves, 2 dollars too much.

3. Cambodia sooner or later there is Sun's cool, when the afternoon was hot.

It is recommended that the morning sitting TUTU out, be sure to take a shawl or long-sleeved wind.

4. the sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and so certain essential

5. mosquito coils or something less useful, now accommodation, all have air conditioning.

6. the Cambodian people is not good at eating noodles, even if there are noodle menu, also is in fact the instant noodles,

More abhorrent is spices are instant noodle sauce, add carrots, most vegetables. It's best not to eat noodles.

7. many foreigners there wearing herringbone drag, personally think that climbing the stairs is a bit dangerous, or wear sports shoes better, winning no necessary.

8. so 1 dollar is indeed a T-SHIRT, but faded badly, essentially disposable commodities.

9. the Siem Reap has a post office, you can mail a postcard, a $ 1, 7 days or so to China.

Personally feel that the locals mailing is certainly not the price.

10. Cambodia hot weather, natural infestations are many, and even eat while playing.

To be prepared before you.

11. the Siem Reap is very small, if the bar street meal, you can take a walk back to the hotel, as far as 30 minutes.

12. local cuisine, or similar with Thailand, Curry, drinks a lot of fresh shake well, such as banana, papaya, mango, mix-fruit etc.

13. departure time to collect 25 dollars, do not use precise light.

14. Although the locals will be English, but the pronunciation more difficult to understand, their comprehension is relatively poor, so to speak slowly and try to use simple vocabulary.

15. all prices are to speak clearly, for example his asking price $ TUTU 2, you must then confirm, 2 person 2 person 2 dollar of 1 dollar.

A rough overview of the case, we added!

(Angkor VAT in Lotus pond)

(Sunset, Angkor Wat)

(Sun Mountain nesbakken)

(Legendary TUTU)

(Tabou Horyu)