Friday, December 17, 2010

Passing more Cambodia: Angkor from Saigon to

The history of world civilization, now do not know and selected to the first few, recently saw the miracle of the past as they have been signs of new voters out, but the great wall of China seems to be pressed very stable.

As a Chinese, this good news. But ashamed that I myself have not been to a great wall, just had to go to Hebei dam on the way to see some of the residual wall were fixed. Don't know why repeatedly to Beijing have students go out and take a look at Badaling, forbidden city was turned two trips to the eyes of people, not A'nanda. Probably because playing with camera and had a strange, more like watching old things, repaired the reference does not have evaporated.

One of the seven wonders of civilization in the past, I've only read one of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

That is because a relative gain business opportunities, tourism and public relations are not willing to go to the (presumably because the area was too poor in Cambodia), so let me pick up a bargain. Only not quite get what they want is a team of travel comparison does not taste, the majority of the members of the interest of the Casino is well above the ancient city to ruins.

Because the order of the whole tour is to go through Viet Nam Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City), I had to look at this block with motorcycle exhaust tropical city wait patiently for the fascinating Angkor.

In fact, to accompany the tour guide in a presentation to meet Frank pointed out that Viet Nam is not a resource-rich countries, like China Tourism people known as Thailand. Years of war in this country grueling exertion to bomb falling too much, so no decent landscape to attract tourists. But fortunately our tourists seem to not care about these, hotel lobby of the slot machine is quite good, especially when the door of the Billboard on "nationals must not allowed", replace with dollar chips and even more proud of tourists, as if the old Shanghai walking in the concession in France.

I'm Viet Nam this country scattered impressions probably only to leave endless motorcycle.

For motorcycles, the city's traffic rules easier, you just have to know the meaning of the red light, the other seems to have potential. Strada deadlines.i everywhere rather than risking his smoky rider, three men with in a car is commonplace, I bet if the seat long enough, they will not hesitate to plus two. I think the vast majority of these vehicles is the displacement of smaller bikes, real danger at the speed of the probability is not large, the exhaust is disturbing. In the scorching sun and warm air, such additions were almost impossible to avoid.

But Saigon city or have her past remnants of charm, only at night time.

As France's colonial era, the old are the city's alleyways is always in the Dim light flowing out full of petty bourgeoisie in the romantic charm of color, DURAS "Le" is more conclusive manner to provide a subjective reverie about induction. Despite cruise the Mekong side decorated by now are on fast food dishes and noisy dance, have lost their old elegance and luxury, but the French shore stand construction in the romantic nostalgia and people still hung silk fall after the vanity of the desert, as if once bustling old on the beach. We cannot determine whether the great literary works makes this kind of sentiment, or people are accustomed to nostalgia with noble brand of civilization. In the half-drawn Jacquard curtain with filled with caramel aroma of coffee and a United Kingdom cigarettes can easily be designed a Sai Kung, yellowing of the film, and those holding a long cloak, dressed in clothes and wide waist foot by taking a woman trousers became a supporting role.

I stayed in Saigon for three days.

At this point coincides with the North throughout Viet Nam people celebrate the 30th anniversary of the unification, the streets everywhere red tone promotional print, red five-pointed star and heroic warrior against the Viet Nam KPA a long beard, his name is Ho Chi Minh. This somewhat familiar.

We fly direct from Saigon to Cambodia Siem Reap (SIEM REAP), Angkor is located in the town, not far away.

If you speak only from accent to accompany a tour guide, judgment, there is no doubt that I would think that he is from Taiwan.

In fact the same man who guide and Taiwan cavity full of Mandarin. They basically are tutored by the Taiwan people to learn Chinese, and in addition in recent years earlier to the vast majority of Chinese tourists here are from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

This country the same war-afflicted, the guide once they could of their degree of economic development and not even the neighbouring Viet Nam.

Angkor became a local tree. 1860 in tropical jungle in search of butterfly species of France who probably never think he came to the civilized world has opened up a mind-blowing ancient miracle. France were herry from those thick Moss and endless vine kink in the make out stunning stone masterpieces, this city has been in the jungle asleep 400 years. After continuous excavation and restoration lasted more than 100 years, has not stopped since then because of Angkor in Cambodia and the world.

We settled in the town of hotels, in addition to the body edge out to lunch we had almost no chance of being close to people's lives.

The Government strongly built facilities perfect hotel to Angkor and expensive tickets match, which also is full of rich colonial complex of French architecture was very difficult to cover up the Angkor. People in the arched balcony overlook the tropical jungle at twilight, the mind can easily cross the colonial era to the ancient Khmer and Thailand's sword. Curtain of light yarn behind flying by night, for a long time by the wind.

We live in a desire of the legend, Tomb Raider, Lara Croft from another side fiction mystery of the Angkor.

The ancient city of around stupa with pride to be a poor but still trying to tell you her past glories. Huge stones at base of the mountain towns representing people the gods of reverence, whether ancient India Christians or Buddhists will Angkor VAT in the towering minaret as the center of the universe. So far all the hands and feet climb this building are still feel it brings you in awe.

Angkor is not only with text and pictures to Lenovo, must be standing there with the body and mind to touch her.

In the sunset light or looming came under the cloud of Angkor are carved in to the approaching her people shocked and sad. The history of civilization in every stone in the deposition of the slit, and rain keeps them from every blade carving on scour vanishing until it fades away. I grabbed the camera from one after another lobby through to climb each able to stay in Blackrock Spire, sweating and try to record my feelings, but always to no avail. I realize that this brilliant narrative that I have no capacity, only fragmented themselves just left the memory of the mottled ...

Angkor historical: (reference)

Angkor is one of the Khmer (Cambodia's most populous nation) spiritual centre and religious centre, 9-15 century Khmer Kingdom of Angkor in Southeast Asia.

"Angkor" (Angkor) is a term derived from Sanskrit Nagara ", meaning" to the city. Angkor dynasty (ad 802-1431) has 25 King ruled the southern tip of South central peninsula and Viet Nam, and large tracts of land between the Bay of Bengal, spheres of influence far beyond today's territory of Cambodia. The seat of the "Siem Reap Angkor" Siam "is short for Thailand," Siem Reap "is the meaning of victory over Thailand. History King Kingdom, leaving Angkor City (Angkor Thom), Angkor VAT (Angkor Wat) and the Royal Palace, Hinduism and Buddhism in the architectural style of temple Tower. 1431 years, Thailand's Army strongholds and ransacked Angkor, bustling Angkor from this annihilation in a radius of 45 square kilometres of Hazel Mang, become a cluster of ruins, the community has gradually been forgotten. In the late 19th century, Angkor was rediscovered.

The Angkor area to fit tour it seems to me that is not easy.

First is Siem Reap rental vehicles are not developed, only on private TAXI, which is very expensive. The large buildings in the area, in addition to the size of Angkor distance closer, all within a few kilometres away. Want to read it again on foot then quite tired. Like all tourist attractions in the development of the Angkor area, there are countless local hawker to patiently recommended souvenirs, almost impossible to Dodge. But when you take three dollars a bottle of carbonated beverages, but also comfort and tell myself: you're looking for but the world miracle in architectural history at three dollars! this drink is a miracle in the contemporary human civilization, a small attachments.

As I saw in Sai Kung, our members and half of these stones by making things talk has no interest.

They prefer curled up in the air conditioning in the car to head to sleep on, to a maximum of only the most adjacent markers before the photo as a tour of reliable evidence. They even kept pushing off sightseeing quickly ended in their view meaningless, so that earlier return to the hotel a comfortable bed, their haste to unfortunately: Siem Reap no Casino.

Thanks to Phnom Penh.

This is also not allowed to enter Cambodia people's pin gold place another great satisfaction of our visitors to make their avoidance of regret. I took the largest urban centre in the Bazaar, this is a great dome of hangar-like yellow building, inside you can find you can think of clothing, food, and everything that you need. And our home market is only: here's security staff to shoulder more of a stale AK47 assault rifles.

More pictures and travel notes: (Phoenix blog) http://blog.phoenixtv.com/user3/gtjs/index.html

(Sai Kung)

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