1. Summary
Tour reservation (ticket + accommodation):
This year as the beginning of the year went to Australia, have spent a lot of travel budget, the year when going to a small group tour of Southeast Asia.
Wanted is Malaysia, then LG find it online assessment that everyone is good, so in Angkor Wat ctrip booked 8 days, 6 nights in free line, because we always work in busy, so all of the hotel are available in the hotel information on ctrip, only the last point in Phnom Penh Hotel Plus money for a better hotel. If you have time in addition to the provisions of the first night ctrip use their, the latter can be set to a local guest house, from US $ dollars to more than ten dollars, because inside the facilities and capabilities of your counter-offer, should be better than ours in ctrip on much cheaper, of course, it may be a slight handicap facilities; and Siem Reap's guest house a few steps a way, not scheduled.Associated costs: join free line (round trip air ticket + 2 night + Siem Reap Phnom Penh 4 night): $ 7886.
Back to Cambodia airport tax: $ 25/person.
Visa: Cambodia Consulate, $ 310/person, you can let others generation check, you can also check for landing.
It is strange to write on Visa is $ 20/person, I do not know what other costs, if there is no fee for that invoice. I'm in the other countries have the invoice.Climate & time: we go is the rainy season, basically every day to the next one to two rain, and often it pours, although long, so be sure to bring raingear.
Day sun, noon sunshine girl probably still a little too strong, sunscreen, index the best high point. There'd better bring some mosquito liquid, sometimes there are mosquitoes. Time later than Beijing time for an hour.Currency: local currency for real, but the dollar in Cambodia as with local currency in circulation, general need not specifically put dollars into real, because you need to change, the locals will directly follow the $ 1 = 4000 real change for you (all $ refers to the dollar), very convenient, but they have a lot of things are starting at $ 1 (of course, is a tourist), there are only isolated cases of real can be used in supermarkets and local people; in order to cool, will normally be bought several things.
Such as coconut, locals might offer, a $ 1, you can also $ 1 two, but if you have 2000 real one they would not necessarily willing. USD coin cannot be used, old USD Siem Reap General does not receive, including old versions, like the 1970s, Phnom Penh can use old.Traffic:
Provincial: Phnom Penh and Siem Reap between companies operating long distance bus, it is recommended that the Mekong Express, have breakfast, water and toilets, Angkor Express also good, but no breakfast and toilets, the latter is too much trouble.
Capital Tour price is the cheapest but the condition is said to have also good. If you just need to go out shopping, bus can be bought in agent point, otherwise the hotel can book, add $ 1. Price: Mekong Express--round are $ 11 a man; Angkor Express--Phnom Penh to Siem Reap: $ 10, Siem Reap to Phnom Penh: $ 8. Phnom Penh to Siem Reap is a fast boat can choose, don't take it, do not.Phnom Penh: City generally TukTuk (three-wheeled motorcycle, a roof, rain around can down rain) or motorcycle, both far and near asking price of $ 1; airport to downtown tuktuk can also to $ 5 a.
Siem Reap: City usually motorcycles TukTuk or, regardless of how far the offer for $ 1; tour high Boothe, female the Royal Palace and Barolo shiqun long-term Charter, TukTuk $ 25 a day.
Or you can package a taxi, the speed is much faster, you can also go one more MI column collapse, but the price will go up a lot.Price: as visitors are sure to be a foreigner treatment (said to nationals and foreigners are 2 menus), restaurant General $ 2-$ 4 a vegetables, beverages, and coconut milk, riel a 2000 $ 1.8-2 a cartridge, restaurant Cola General $ 1 a can, as long as the $ 0.4 supermarket; Angkor Beer $ 2/bottle, fruit shake (like fruit shaved ice drinks) Restaurant General $ 2 a Cup.
Siam's locals I went to the farm observation, people buy when very cheap, but I ask price for USD to me, and much much more than the number of times the real for foreigners except change basically less useful, most things are in General give you the starting price, but to be Phnom Penh good point, to 2, and 3 thousand real starting price. And China, spot prices are cheap, especially around the Angkor area attractions, and even better than in the city centre a counter-offer. Siem Reap's old market is not cheap, central market something good, I bought a double hammock is just $ 2, and, of course, offer a long time to get the price. Phnom Penh central market is also good, I bought a lot of scarves and yarn cage, to severely counteroffer, even cheaper than in Siem Reap. The other is in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh between bus stopovers of the station, you can over there in the market to buy things, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap has to be cheap or, might not be the relationship between urban areas.Local children: many people have mentioned with little candy, cope with those around you are approached by things of the local children, we also do so.
Siem Reap most of the local kids, very small decry the take-away stuff, apart from around people buy things some annoying, overall is good. Many children speak good English and also speaks some simple other national languages, in order to adapt them to the development of tourism in the community. It was in Brolo's group encounter child is not desirable. We sum up the main attractions of urban areas andChildren from education and broad knowledge, while the opposite side of the child will cause this situation. But overall there is no child of Phnom Penh to Siem Reap many of the good, the beggar, simply you: give me one dollar, and some will follow you back to a long time; sellers but rarely.With regard to customs to extort bribes: not encountered.
2. travel and travel
We at Siem Reap 3 day walk is the traditional route, the small circle on the first day, second day of the big ring + Angkor Sunrise; the third Angel Palace + high Dobbs Obama + Brolo's group.
The first two days of their rental bikes to ride in the past, the third day using a tuktuk.D1: 2008.6.14 /20:05
Starting from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, a direct flight to Phnom Penh (phnom-phen), FM833.
Flight time is four and a half hours, Cambodia and China is-1 hour time difference.Aircraft or late perhaps half an hour or so, at the airport there is a lot of people are a company organization to travel, with Asus man wearing brand-name, estimates are free, like our company unions out is never wear brands.
On the plane is sitting next to us a woman is a bunch of one, ask us your own go to Phnom Penh. I said no problem, always have a car to the city. The plane is smaller and is only 3-3, and domestic small flights. Machine and air conditioning is not too hot, and some, I'm a little cold, think you can. The next row of a man (as if it were a company mission), poor over there and the stewardess quarrel. Alas, our quality has to be raised.A Phnom Penh airport, there are countless personal Chung, automotive, a tuktuk.
We look at the online strategy and the decision may blooming, take a tuktuk. A each hand is holding the sign reads: $ 7, any hotel, guest house. Final contract offer to $ 5, to stay in Phnom Penh on the friendship hotel. This hotel seems to be relatively small, it seems that no three-star, is a good hostel. But because he hurried a night, will look at Luo. Originally set to front desk help to Siem Reap on the second day of the last bus ticket, or their want to buy in the morning.Note: my years in the domestic and small traders offer skills (I personally think that you can apply to all countries can offer): 1) to the extent possible, first and first also a psychological price than you 30%-50% of the price, if the deal, the best, if not close, he will give you the lowest number to the price-based to a second home to continue.
2) offer you never reveal your reserve price at once, start to price must end than the reserve price to give merchants the opportunity increases.D2: 2008.6.15
No, the morning alarm clock louder, yet, LG has made me have to wash up.
Principle of good things to eat a good breakfast, good room just out the door, there is a lot of people come up to the bus station to sell tuktuk, prices are $ 2, think also to $ 1, failed. Going out to a bent gate to another hotel and meets the tuktuk drivers to $ 1.5 deal. We recommend based online bought Mekong Express Bus ticket, $ 11 each, the price actually, I remember the Internet many people say that foreigners as long as the $ 9, but local people is just $ 6. Since 7: 30am of only the last two seats, and 8: 30 is full, the latter is 12: 30. Had to rush to buy suppos. The car did not come before we went to see Angkor Express Bus, and $ 10 per person, one more than his Mekong bread and explanation, there is a toilet and a bottle of water. However we still very dangerous, should let hotel, almost the only 12: 30. Also keep an eye on it, our tickets are red, the local people is green, it is said that we even bought the green one, nor to take.Drowsy sleep in the car for a long time, to an intermediate station, stopped half an hour, let everyone down to rest.
Many people close to the hotel for dinner. Our hotel has morning in the breakfast, the car's bread just wake up before eating, but not feel hungry. They go around, I bought a top hat with wide edge, so long as the $ 1 (asking price is the price, no further down). Facts prove that this is very cheap, and later in Siem Reap's old market others asking price is $ 3. Buy local fruit dingoes do not know the name, as long as 3500riel a kg ($ 0.75), this market because of the suburb, was very cheap.1 o'clock in the afternoon, we went to the station, Siem Reap many tuktuk drivers outside the door, a door Chung, even La you, a little scary.
Most drivers are written by "any hotel, $ 1", only one person is 500riel. We think it is very cheap, they follow him. He began to ask us how to get a few days later, we want to go anyway always female Palace car, and he talked about on my feet, because the line and price issues didn't talk about. He said that you now go to the hotel, $ 3. We had when the punch. Our busy car, car, $ 0.5 deal. And to the hotel and he talked about 18 to female Palace and other places, in all three places $ 25, or can be, about 7: 00 in the morning to meet. Conclusion: no gains significantly cheaper than the others, too much to ask.All of the following four nights in Angkor Hotel (angkor hotel), much better than last night.
When we are going to walk to the old market rent or next day to Angkor with bicycle and by the way, get something to eat. Although many people suggested that we take tuktuk, however, to travel freely, we decided to rather tired point rental bike.In the central market there saw ur point sell return bus, then bought 19, 9: 30 am Angkor Express ticket, $ 8, Mekong or $ 11.
Not able to understand why the Angkor Express back in time than to Phnom Penh cheap $ 2.Then go to the car, the results have not found a place to rent bicycles.
Had to go to dinner, in a family of India restaurant, to a package, one fried, a total of $ 7. Nor be considered expensive, but the restaurant was quite good. It is said that the locals and foreigners are using a 2 minute menu, we the obvious expensive, don't know really false.In the old market pocket for zone, just can't seem to find any place to rent a bike, it's depressing, isn't online information obsolete?? renew read books, find people say travel agency and guest house are generally.
Quickly and to look for, ask two or not. We are about to lose confidence in, and see just buy and sell points of the bus, just ask the boy that he later in the guest house. The man said his daughter was not at home, let us an hour later. We happily go to Pocket old market, bought 5 scarf, each asking price of $ 3-5, and finally 5 to $ 8.5 deal. And then back to the guest house for $ 8 rented 2 bike 2 days. To my surprise, no rent, as long as their information for them to fill in a form to let me on Cambodian peoples from despised at lunch today to admire, trust people, is not so easy to do, at least in the domestic it hard. It seems there really still to be seen, good or very much, can not be generalized.Go 2 supermarkets, bought breakfast tomorrow morning (because you want to see the Sunrise, the hotel's breakfast not catch), soft drinks, milk, etc.
Go back all the way from the old market also bought a coconut, as long as 2500riel (later discovered that this was already regarded as expensive).Find here a little child is doing business, 7, 8-year-old little girl who sold at roadside Afar cupule.
Unfortunately today was going to go and watch the sunset, while the sunset of the weather was not large, but at least it could go to bakheng.
But because our car rental business, cause the plan did not fully complete.D3: 2008.6.16
Today's trip is Angkor.
Morning would have gone to see the Sunrise, but LG and I are relatively lazy, 4: 30 the alarm went off, and decide to honk again tomorrow.6: 30 in the hotel breakfast in a hurry, riding on us yesterday to lend bike after departure.
Along a small NH6 has to turn left onto the turntable is dedicated to the road to Angkor. Halfway point with a ticket, $ 40 a person, we also prepared a photo yourself, people now are digital, do not need.Parking for a fee, we finally got the legendary Angkor VAT (Angkor Wat).
In the morning sun, Angkor VAT of three famous Tower appears in front of me, it is magnificent and beautiful, it is difficult to describe with words. 0.8 m circular spent the last hour tour, which stir the milk to the sea, very famous, 54 God and the Devil's side a group taking a seven Hydra stirring images of the sea of milk (later discovered in Angkor as if all of this is the importers are, at least in the form of long seven Hydra must be). Part of the character's head has been lost, or become blurred. Being on the top of the South Gate is a smile of Buddha. Until then to see Angkor temples of several other, because of Angkor Wat, felt nothing.BA Rong Temple is the landmark of Angkor, well look like a city of Stone Mountain, simply do not see that it's good.
Only went in and find the ubiquitous Khmer Angkor signs-smile. BA Rong Temple consists of 54 seat height decrepit pagoda, the top of each tower are engraved with a smile of Buddha. When you climb a third layer of high-profile, in the meantime, you'll find side is surrounded by the sacred smile.After BA Rong Temple Tour, and we are at the opposite of their head for lunch, said rice noodle is online, yellow noodle is the face, but we point yellow noodle is instant noodles.
Not only that, but ice coconut juice is very interesting, but also to avoid a heavy rain.Tabb Takashi is known as Tomb Raider, but inside the building just off flattened wall, the feeling is not the legendary beauty.
However there is a thriving trees, the entire embodiment of secluded tropical rain forest. From the entry into the dense rain forest is being covered in dirt track, bypassing the puddle, about 10 minutes you can walk the gate of the hermit of the temple. Room beams falling stones in front of the vertical transverse seven eight lay architectural crawls with MOSS, cross-ride on the big white envelopes are pale to hold up thick green umbrella. The temple is the rocks, roots and the task of building. I didn't expect to go soon started raining, it's a good thing we brought an umbrella and, raincoat, but found a place in the rain. Greater than in a long time, slowly, we also go to the finish after the rain under the temple more fresh air, the landscape is charming. Perhaps because of the rain, not too many tourists, Dianne black, dark green, white etc color very fresh. Tomb Raider scene surfacing. Feeling from the door to the subsequent delays in general do not care, it is my impression of Tabb lung.In drizzle out we went to the spot dot UC Te Temple, because of the rain, we also rode his bicycle, thought this was a very small temples, plan to bike riding past a spin on the end.
This idea into a look inside is not very small, and since has 5 point many people verySmall. We have a turn to a pocket on the front to get a bike and riding vehicles from the rainforest through, will have a feeling this is take a tuktuk can't realize.The Royal Bath is a reservoir, there is nothing interesting.
A day trip to finishes, last way back at a local people a lot of restaurant found far from near the old market yesterday.
And store everything we asked how much they are going to want to half a day, or ask his people know, seems to give the scene like a price to us.Cambodia's children and doing business are 7, 8-year-old just outside selling souvenirs, but no beggar.
Scenic what's better than the outside is also cheap.D4: 2008.6.17
Today's big circle.
4: 30 in the morning alarm clock louder, and finally, hotel breakfast has not yet begun, the better we bought bread. Proceed along the route of yesterday, more than half an hour later, arrived at Angkor Wat, our today's Sunrise-see point. To pool there, have very busy. Unfortunately, for a long time because of the cloud is too thick, and do not see, is there a monkey chased after half a day, breakfast is eaten almost didn't approach.Followed up yesterday and did not go into the mountain nesbakken and bakheng.
On the way met with many animals, including saw a snake, a bit scary. By the way, here are many of the animal may be due to the forest, in addition to a lot of monkeys, snakes, four-foot snake, squirrels and other animals are always visible. The Ant and the centipede is better than our large many times, is probably a product of the forest. The butterfly is beautiful, colourful. Can I wear more bright, butterfly also keeps me on the edge. From the mountain nesbakken temple to look very pretty, but also far to see Angkor Wat, but this time very little uphill and downhill basic never met someone. While yesterday's fear did not climb tea gel Temple, but I think bakheng should be able to compensate for this deficiency.Buchan, we also intend to ride an elephant, I hear this more interesting, the result seems to be the elephant is not working.
I didn't expect a south entrance to see a lot of elephants, busy buy tickets pay ($ 10/person) climb up, always shake shaky to BA Rong Temple.To be honest, watching the day yesterday, today and really like it said some aesthetic fatigue, coupled with a large circle of attractions there is no small circle of charming, there are many places only, rush, leaving few shadows.
Particularly Lung Poon pool (Neak Pean), there is no water in the pool will always looks a bit awkward, I do not walk around, just looking for a place to sit, relax and enjoy the will.In fact, Tower's temple (Ta Som) think is good, not less than uplifting, Tabou in front of that long in the door of the deep-rooted trees really shocked than in prettier Tabb lung.
But because of the Tower's monastery in the large circle and Tabou Takashi is known as Tomb Raider, it usually becomes the victim of aesthetic fatigue. Incidentally, the deep-rooted Tabb Cannon trees really is nothing, but Tomb Raider, I do not really considered a very good point, and since then more than read elsewhere once, of course, I still felt less Temple Tower.Night in the old market over there, near the luxurious ate dinner, and Pocket for a road, and then also off the bike back to the hotel after.
Say a few words about the impression of the country: Cambodia's economic level compared to China, of course, there is still a considerable gap, but they also can be proud of: almost everyone door has a beautiful beach and pool, Lotus flowers bloomed quietly.
Relative to the working out of China's rural areas, where you can easily see the Cambodia young idly lay in the hammock or in open tuktuk or motorcycle; instead they are women is very hard to engage in a variety of trading, no wonder that marry a wife is a very worthwhile in Cambodia. But relative to the city faces China indifference, you can see here all the children are you after a moment for you, with the most innocent smile.D5: 2008.6.18
Today is Angkor 3 last day of the tour.
Seven in the morning, the driver has been waiting at Hotel Mr.Mol door, we got into the car and began to tuktuk first station: high Boothe Hamada (Kbal Spean).
One section of the road after many local residents. Patterns are similar, we are basically similar to Yunnan Diaojiaolou. Conditions better builds with the rules of plywood or brick; worse is essentially cottages.Top Ah Ah, open-top for nearly two hours, and finally to the destination.
A look at the silly eye, is a small hill to climb up to see Shiva's symbol--forest of GAD (genital). Breath through tropical original jungle, climb to the top, is a waterfall in a sculpture of stone forest land), it is said that this is the holy water. Someone travels says: in the dry season it's evaluation may not be fair, after all, this place, without water, is not romantic. But now though is the rainy season, the water is sufficient, but I think from the landscape point of view or look up some general. But from a religious point of view, the significance here is extraordinary. There is a very interesting phenomenon is here, it seems that I'm Butterfly Youyuanfen, which have a go at me for a long time is not going to stop in my hands will not go, I took it away with a long way and it does not fly, a foreigner can see very curious after also took several photos, then LG says we cannot bring it down the mountain, with the leaves it gently away. Back up the full bloom in may, also referred to the many butterflies around the turn of the problem, it is because the holy water?Of course, apart from the Angkor culture, rainforest itself, still very nice, well away from the tourist cities, here is not very great, quiet
The task of the forest, tree, it is also centered and good scenery. Down the back and the driver is in the sights at the door for lunch, lunch here is chopped, significantly higher than expensive of our days ago (single price from the menu), we also pay drivers share, said this is the LG said practices, do not know really false. However, the driver can certainly Kickback, because we and shops offer of shops should ask the driver to the price.Then go to female Palace.
Female Palace by peach stone structures, almost every piece of stone are extremely delicate embossing. This is a 5 minutes can be used to finish shopping, or you can stay for a day, but today the weather was bad, otherwise the Sun's shining down should be more beautiful.Last Brolo's group, we are at it is the origin and the Khmer art.
In fact, it is more prosaic, may also be because a couple of days ago looked similar to the temples, the relationship between the aesthetic fatigue, but also did not see before.But it is worth mentioning that this encounter several group of children are not very pleasing.
Women's previous boy selling books as long as $ 1 a, 2 individual repeatedly and he confirmed the half day, but when the last pay to $ 11. BA Kung Temple before a group of children to our contributions that help poor children, we are honest to donate. However, the sacred Bull Temple actually took a small wild stuff to us and said: give me one dollar, then you look closely, the girl have a vest bag of this wild flowers, the others are holding similar things for money, wrapped around a half-day useless and wrap to the other people there. The Loreto Temple, I want to go to the toilet, and a dozen children behind in my ass to the money, I finally did on the toilet. A few days before those will indeed and do business, smart but not greedy child too significant, yesterday in BA Rong temple where we eat, forget about a book, a girl also chasing after sending out.In the evening back to the old market, visit the nearby dining, found that they later sold to the local markets of food is very cheap, of course, foreigners ask completely another price.
D6: 2008.6.19
Today back to Phnom Penh.
8: 20 a.m., the shuttle Bus Angkor Express bus to the hotel to meet us, and I didn't understand why the 9 point half of the cars have to go to the station so early, and so on later this car a a guest house, hotel pick up, to subsequently faster than sitting, just understand the transfer process is very long.Car for a long time, and in fact what Express Bus seat Angkor's are good, the only inconvenient is that there is no toilet, my booking when they did tell me, and will stop in the middle of 2 points, stop 1 station; do not know who the booking does not know how or why.
Car for 5 hours, until the afternoon arrived in Phnom Penh on the station. Haven't got out of the N + tuktuk drivers Chung at the door, and so we get off, I was the first to go from the front door, almost packed down. The station at Tonle side of the road, and our hotel in a way to see only the 100 numbers, decided to go past. But just can't seem to find the hotel indicated on your order address that number, remembered as the book says Phnom Penh Road will jump series, but just to be we met. Ask several people finally understand where someone English-Phnom Penh apparently no Siem Reap good, many people do not understand English, understand, and showed him English address and can't read, Siem Reap is a tourist city. In fact, is not very far, just can't seem to find the number and order number clearly on the right, our hotel is on the left hand Combodiana. Hotel facilities good, and it is nice to hear that evaluation. We are the senior housing, Tonle, landing a pulled the curtain is evergreens, beautiful lakes and mountains. Is too busy at night, the room also hear the hotel pub music.To lay down their luggage, wrap dress stroll, the way to dinner.
The hotel is only a few paces away from the Royal Palace, the Palace of the sunset is very nice, although today has been a visiting time, tomorrow to go in, we're still out there took lots of photos. And then at the edge of a local restaurant to eat, this is a read only to LP recommended, because a few days ago in Siem Reap attractions are all just eat the meal, while dinner is India cuisine (we prefer), so today want to try local cuisine. I didn't expect disappointed, very sweet, especially the Grapefruit salad, the flavor is too strange. On LP recommended other restaurant isn't interested in: (Dinner ends to continue to hit along the Lake and found here a few steps a grapefruit their head, almost no one, don't know what to do in Phnom Penh people in business.
And Siem Reap full street coconut here becomes when you plug in the worship of Lotus base (except here, with a fragrance is a worship with Lotus), but no one bought. The Palace was sold earlier with worship of their head, there are many Fortune telling their head, of course, not to sell local snacks (there are a lot of fried animals to eat: cicada, something like Scarabs. It is very strange things). Ground jumble is peel confetti, not very clean as Siem Reap. Do not know the King day at the sight of the Madhouse: what is the Palace door. However, Siem Reap good prices for tourists and not from the $ 1 offer, many or from 2 to 3 thousand real began. The arrival of the night, the Palace of the lamp open all around, very beautiful.We see many locals to dock at the cruise on the River, they did, would like to ask how much money and then decided not to sit, because we are a tourist offer is very high.
But as long as one person 3000riel. Put a cool night, watching the scenery of the River, the national flag and the magnificent Royal Palace, don't have a taste. When she realized that the boat port pricked brand wrote 3 is the price, butWrite sideways, like M, it is not surprising that we just do not understand, but sufficient to illustrate or visitors alike, no two prices.The impression of Phnom Penh: people are very warm, price comparison, not chopped the tourists.
But the road is too dirty, people's English is not good, no traffic lights, cross the street.D7: 2008.6.20
Very late in the morning, in the hotel to enjoy a big breakfast (a few days ago because Miss attractions, are in a hurry to eat, or even sometimes hotel breakfast hasn't started, you can only buy bread).
Back up and send off baggage room, got to the Palace to discover that the visit has ended in the morning, only to come back in the afternoon.To visit Phnom Penh Museum, because the other day in Angkor experience allows us to see how the Museum has a sensory perceptions.
Unfortunately guide finished, not very clear understanding of all things inside.Palace experience then I was depressed.
Since the days of hot, I wear suspenders skirt, results that must buy their t-shirt, do not let go, I bought a new batch of scarf. May also be their culture. Result there all my photos are all dressed in loose T-shirt. Apart from this, the Palace is very beautiful and impressive.From the Palace, we find the House 2-floor restaurant, the environment better.
This wish to finished and then go shopping, I didn't expect a heavy rain down for a long time, and only in the restaurant sitting for a long time, and then back to the hotel took things to the airport, leave this country and city.D8: 2008.6.21
Back to Shanghai, arrived home.
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