Walk the Khmer

Back to Shanghai has better days and the ceaseless rain and wet cool air makes me very uncomfortable.

Perhaps those cells of my body are accustomed to very hot and dry, and I thought the same delay won't return, stubborn stuck in that distant magical Kingdom. And now that I finally can lift the spirit, down to, this obstinate yearning wrote I Khmer little walk.

Why are you going to?

Before I left, I asked myself many times — why should I go, I don't like lifeless place, dislike of ruins.

But I still decided to go, after 99 81 difficult, I still have embarked on a journey to the Khmer Rouge. Until I boarded the aircraft at that moment, I still don't understand why I travel. I just think they are impulsive, but not excited. I didn't do any homework, with ignorance of history and the country lost, just hit the road. I have always wanted to, I will be there in a corner, at the moment, find my trip.

Burst into the hot and dry air

I know there was hot, but when I try to spread out the engine room, when the hot sun burning in my face, when the air becomes warm and dry, everything is still beyond my imagination.

Time the magic back to 8 points, I smile kukie replied: "I finally set foot on land of combodia. ”

Siem Reap airport is very small, apron on empty, the Terminal is very low, but built very pretty, full of tropical ambience, where you will be bewitched by the sight, forget what a poor country.

We fill in the entry list, along with your own photos to make applications for visas. Not met for a tip, 10 minutes after our passports have been sealed with a cap of immigration combodia.

Out of the airport, we scheduled the villa siem reap's tutuk drivers already holding purple sign for us.

He called stal, low height, complexion, laugh very cordial. Later, he became our drivers during the Siem Reap, take us through ANGKOR ruins of large and small. He always liked every time and we parted jokingly: "See you tomorrow, 5 o'clock." Of course, this is way down the line. First sitting, find it very interesting tutuk, drove up, flow of air to temporarily forget the hot here. The road is not flat, on either side are large and small hotel has the same architectural style-style of ANGKOR.

Car in a small purple stopped in front of the building, housing the courtyard in front of the picturesque placing a rattan chair, sofa and couch, and online photos.

Maybe it's too hot outside, although don't have style, a little neglected. We sat in the courtyard, and discuss it with 3 days of stal itinerary after repeated to discuss additional bargaining, finally declared concluded. Stal said 1 p.m. He will come to meet us, and the villa's rooms also have free, so we decided to go to the bar street for lunch. Passing through CENTRAL MARKET, we are decisive and very wise to buy a lot of water, beautiful and practical. The day bar street little popularity, sun exposure, make people move on foot. We in the famous RED PIANO, with lunch and stroll in no mood to the side of the hand is called a tutuk back. However, the villa room has not picked up, we start on their efficiency are dissatisfied. Sitting on the couch, drowsy, ignoring the image fell. Miss very intimate took the pillow to us, let me also picked up on them. Villa rooms and legendary as clean and spacious, though it is barefoot into fear of one's own feet dirty House clean surface.

First sight of Angkor

1: 30 p.m. and was wrapped with great care, thenightbeingdarkandfrosty water we finally depart for ANGKOR.

The car was driven out of the city, in the midst of road flew. The way the ubiquitous tutuk, planted with different colour of visitors. Go to the ticket office bought 3-day ticket, I insisted on taking pictures, thought would beat the ugly, get tickets but found myself laughing very bright. Ticket inspectors in a cave on the tickets, we formally entered the ANGKOR. On both sides of the dense forest receded, a calm clear water of the Lake is rendered in the eyes can see a clear reflection of the this is ANGKOR WAT moat. It is often said that you had in mind just how well prepared, when you first saw Angkor, you still can't resist it the impact on you. However, to see ANGKOR WAT in front of a few minutes, I had already been shaken by the moat, it seems that there is magic in the water, the magnetic field of the heart is like a mirror-like Lake-like clarity.

Today's plan is a great circle, the first stop is the BA Rong Temple.

Towering temples in multiple layers, like a mountain, but it is not a mountain. Off the wall ruins on retaining the form different engraving, interspersed in the door and window frames all alone. However, in the Rong, all this will be ignored, the heart will be the first saw the capture of smiling faces. Those over and over again smiling face towards all directions, no matter which angle, you can see. The smile is shallow, but I like the devil himself went to him. Standing at the highest point of the BA Rong, standing away from the closest place to smile, quietly watching the smile from all directions. I feel a bit of fear, but Mai no footsteps, couldn't open eyes and let yourself alone stands in the Centre of Dijon, until you hear the sound of the smile. I slowly climbed down a steep ladder and left the BA Rong, stal has set aside pending us towards our smile, at that moment, I feel a tremor, suddenly turn back, the smiley also behind me. ..

We visited Palestine a cursory of Dijon, near the Palestinian side Temple, depart for Holy Temple.

The temple is very large, large front paved huge long reference road Asura and godsHolding the serpent, the sea of milk "mixing" of the scene. Through the magnificent Simon, in the forest trail walk for a long time, it saw the Holy Temple of zhenrong. No complex engraving and sculpture, only one attached to a door, with the long corridors of the cross. Very low, often hit his head every few steps, a tower. Occasionally, you can see a small party in the sky, the sun shines down from here, leaving behind a sparse mottled and shadow. Both sides of the cloister is a pile of rocks, chaotic stacking. Go for a long time, until this interplay had tired of the cloisters, walked to the other end of the Near East. Here it seems more like a square, there is a two layer hollow stone building, which is not found in other temples. Opposite this building is a stout cangjian sets its roots firmly grasp the stone wall, tangled, who also depend on each other, without whom, who also who forsake not.

Leave the Holy Temple, went to longpan pool, it is said that during the rainy season when the water tank is full, but unfortunately I did not see, and therefore did not think how pleasant scenery.

Then he went to the TA SOM, very common small temples, but has a unique and quiet, but very let people like. Not far away from this is East rush, square, layer stacked up, my hands and feet, with the most pathetic gestures climbed to the top, down from afar the feeling is very good. Great circle is the last stop, than grain temple where we want to watch the sunset, the mess again climbed the top level of the temple, but in the last 4 cell height front retreat, I do not know why, always mention the courage. Watch the sunset over the grain monastery who is not a lot, choose good seat quietly watching the sun go down a little, until you see the date, time of day or liangtangtang, but in the first day of ANGKOR was concluded.

Stroll along the Siem Reap River

Back to the city, let stal directly we went to the FCC.

A white two-story building, have a little taste of Viet Nam, in front of the lawn and a handful of hanging Wicker Chair, sofa, in the middle of the pool with candles out of the FCC. We chose 2 floor balcony seats, elected a twin set meal, enjoy a romantic. Eat and drink enough, along the Siem Reap River all the way back, under the cool shade of the slowly, are lovers in a whisper, a pit road, feeling the cool little of Siem Reap. Stop by the bar street, the attractions of noisy and is very different from the day sight, Siem Reap the wonderful at night is just beginning, and I was so tired.

To see the Sun and the Tong-Hui

4: 30 in the morning, the day still dark as ink, we are heavily armed.

And again passed by a moat, Moonlight, exudes fairytale beauty. Feet on the Earth a cornerstone of the bridge, I even stepped on gait just far away at the door wall and watch towers, watching the moat and quietly flowing river in the reflection, it seems that the door behind the walls of the world that I don't. Days begin to light up, kukie already be so far away, I am fix presence, pace, through the shimen, bursts into the world of ANGKOR WAT.

A long reference road through the main hall, the road is a large meadow, shining green and lush.

There is a pond in front of the Hall, one or two Lotus Bloom, red is very beautiful. There was a lot of people are coming to see the sunrise. The sun rises a little, and main halls with reflection in the pond, the heaven and Earth are covered with a golden, I can't help that sudden glare, turned away, behind the sky, the moon hanging high ...

Hiking, walking paradise on Earth

Others, to see the sunrise in the crowd dispersed slowly, we are also working towards the main hall.

Angkor temple's main hall built in three-layer base, each floor has four circular stone. Long circular wall carved in relief, Narrator and God's world had everything that happened. I have little knowledge of the content on the walls, but love the very end of the promenade. Straight lines, curves, then straight, then turn. Occasionally in the openings of the former standing stones, touch the sprinkled through the openings of the incoming sunlight. Or occasionally to stay at the cliff, looked at his shadow reflected in relief, though part of himself to the murals of the era. I'm in such a way that crosses the first and second floors of the base, and seems to be through the thousands of years, finally came to the front of the "Heaven ladder". However four of the ladder are forbidden to climb, I still could not go to "place" convergence of the gods, or failed to experience a bird's eye view "Earth room" feeling.

Out of the main temple of the Sun's rays have become hot, but the morning breath is still spreading all around, Lotus pond ago was empty, only the Mare with a pony in the bath.

We are the scum of gears for breakfast, rice and coffee, looks like a very strange mix. Boss's son to our next table of foreign tourists to sell postcards, fluent English plus lively, clever, that caused your neighbour's guests have thrilled, pockets. This is not the first time to see the local kids to sell something, but still they have operational command of the language admire, is born in a poor country, unfortunately.

Back to villa, pack up your luggage, do a check-out, unless you have moved to the bar of street, molly malone 's.

Maybe there is a comparison of the villa, molly malone's are not satisfied, very near from the bar street, had no merit. The dragon ate lunch soup, we depart for female Palace. It has been said that there was once a woman shelters, fact is, nobody knows, but delicate carving and Dapper Tower Temple, but so memorable. The Palace from female back bound Tabb cage. Visit a lot along the way large and small temples, but already can't remember name, only remember China task force aid repair of week tevoda. Regardless of how many temples, has seen the first saw Tabb cage or is it a kind of "kink" amazed. Tree and stone walls of kink, interlocking of space and time. Thousands of hundreds of years, these towering in ancient wood became ruins here, but it is these sturdy trunk, support building, we also see some side barelyNI. Then, in the thousands and hundreds of years later, leaving behind a tree or a wall, or nothing.

Happy smileys

The student prefers a days, finally arrived at the foot of the mountain nesbakken.

We are here waiting to be acclaimed as the most beautiful sunset. Kukie like elephants, and I was too lazy to climb, so we clicked right away, all spent 15 dollars, ride an elephant looks like. Sitting in the elephants, is deeply realize how huge animal, feeling myself how could so far above the ground. Elephant leisurely in a winding mountain road walked on, and I was restless four attend, full of excitement. Half an hour later, we arrived at the top of the Hill. Although drift rain, but to see the sunrise or a lot. Climb bakheng, head above the clouds. I see the distant visible ANGKOR WAT, came to the West, wrapped in cloth, on the water quietly sitting on the bench side, waiting for sunset times. For a long time, a Chinese girl came to sit with me in foreign handsome guy said to photo. I curiously this bit claiming to Brazil to handsome. While the girl is on tour, both women and men ran to a photo with a handsome guy. Handsome guy was flattered, direct call themselves have a super star. At this point, the leader of the regiment photographed activities of promoters, towards me and exclaimed: "Gee kukie, you two have a go. "We are shocked, but the readily accepted, tilted his head, a brilliant laugh. A few days to Siem Reap, seldom encounter people, now at the met on mountain nesbakken, exclaimed, this just know they are the tours in Xiamen. So I love the Xiamen involuntarily tenderness, on these strange encounter friends with inexplicable familiarity. At this point, the rain seems to have stopped, the horizon, the Sun also drilled the clouds, the enthusiasm of the team proposed photo together, because when the sun goes down when the sun shines on the smiling face, it was most happy face. He says so, but I believe it is. So in the mountain nesbakken, I, have kukie, Xiamen tours Brazil handsome guy, with a happy face.

Goes down, it was already dark, craggy mountain road and no lights, but for a group of people together, really some fear.

See stal and our tutuk, heart suddenly good stability. Dinner went to the blue pumpkin, can lie in bed dinner, very chic and very comfortable, good taste is of secondary importance. He bought his house French long staff, it is said that here the bread is Siem Reap the best, not to eat

Being touched by heart

This is the last day of Siem Reap, kukie to see Sunrise Royal Bath and I select in the sand-mantle bed sleep for two hours.

At 7 o'clock, ghostly between kukie sent by SMS, that is already in for breakfast, hurried up, changed clothes, bit several bread, heavily armed, toward the distant avalanche dense column. Stal said this particular journey at least 2 hours, we really didn't see a tutuk open to go there, usually people are package Toyota. A road full of idyllic scenery, worn high foot estates scattered about in the meantime, the sky is blue, floating a few cloud, it's a beautiful sight, although it is very common. Real bumpy for two hours, and finally to the collapse of dense column. From moat into it, the way is sand, yellow sand, instead of gravel, feels very hot. Never walk, a local young people came and we chat, I remember he said he asked jacky, although kukie negate my views, but will still call him jacky. 5 minutes after we broke into the jungle, there is no sun, only covered with MOSS rock heap into a tablet, towering Gates wall reluctantly stands. A cold front in a poor Flash appears in, the heart is a violent impact and confused in the ruins of temporal and spatial disorder. Jacky says this is the South Gate of the temple, however we are unable to enter from the South Gate, only to the edge of collapse followed him from the wreckage of climbing. There is no way that we lean on jacky's instructions, step on only a few can make use of stones, difficult access to the temples and ruins, remains. This is a dangerous journey, it's all too easy, or is about to break into, maybe alone forever remain in the collapse of dense column. We walk through the ruins for a long time, finally like warriors General standing in the High Plains, but I can't believe the immediate scene. It is the most primitive to the deterioration, has not been repaired. The wall is covered with tree roots, the entire Temple seems to be wrapped in the Woods, is the collapse of a heap of stones, is very high, the heap as a mountain, only the columns and still standing stubbornly left a gateway to thousands of years. Jacky with us in the collapse of dense column around in a circle, a means to us where the gallery, where is the library, where is the pond, where a bridge, and pointed to a hill-like stone, told us it was the main hall. However this is only a very small dense column collapse of part of the Angkor Temple is said to be and the same huge temples, in large part still buried in a dense forest, only a very small number of people able to step into. We at the exit and jacky broke up, pay two dollars as a reward, and turned back into the collapse of dense column, but only because I have a very strong don't care, do not want to leave. Kukie lead busy shooting, on each nuances are full of interest. I quietly sitting height, watching an old wooden jungle of disintegrating mealea, thought flashed for thousands of years ago over here, heart suddenly have a strange feeling, as if the former health and visited here. I looked into the eyes of the desolate monument, this illusion dispersion in the depths of the mind. At the instigation of kuikie, I also tried climbing up was once the main hall, like the rocks heap like high, with no fear of courage climbed to the top, the thrill of overlooking the heart of everything, at the foot of inexplicable is touched, that moment, I suddenly feel that I can travel to this country, it appears that simply to meet with the collapse of the dense column.

Figure

Final goodbye to collapse is dense column, on the return journey, in the middle of the market

Ate lunch, poor taste, good messy in taste good, stomach, but also hungry to eat. Our next stop is the last stop, Brolo's group. Is said to be the earliest buildings of ANGKOR, masonry, and before you can see big stones on the base of a temple in very different ways. Come to Loreto Temple, do not see the other visitors, the temple is very small, not enclosing wall, several Tower Temple, standing alone, have the back wall. Temples on the edge of a village, where local residents, with strange and friendly eyes looked at our two dress up strange foreign guests. After the village we met a boy seems to only be able to speak fluent English, he showed us around their humble school, and we talked for a long time. Although they can only say that simple English, but can feel the most simple and sincere.

Not far from Loreto Bull Temple of God to many, the main hall there are three stone before, maybe it was the cause of the temple was named.

Sacred Bull Temple of shimen door frame was engraved with a lot of text, which had not seen in other temples, I do not know the Scripture or myth. A tower temple front sat a little monk, cannot help but to consult the above text saying. He said it was the ancient Khmer text, now few people can read. Although he answers me puzzled, but we enjoyed talked, he said that he was to learn that he knew a lot, shattering his Angkor de many views, he believed that modern repair means indirectly undermines the Angkor's architecture and history. He said that the expression so seriously, make portico. Chatting for a long time, and he took himself, perhaps in the empty temple, we meet again.

I love bad empty, not because it's an ambitious or quiet, but because the picturesque moats, and both sides of the bridge over the river and delicate and gorgeous flowers.

This is the only one in the temple see so bright, vibrant colors. Here children will not be selling souvenirs to you, but be staring eyes smile on you. Here is Temple, perennial stationed in empty monastery, the monks chanting of spiritual practice, so that people feel bad air Temple of sound as though the Temple had not deserted, still life. In the empty top looking for a long time, I feel heart sky fly.

Visit the chic shops

The Sun has not yet been set, we have in the old market complete a purchase, comfortable to sit in the temple in the afternoon tea.

The first time there is also a careful look at the spirits bar street. Kukie love spread, so that in the bag and plug two thick LP-Laos and Viet Nam. Leave the temple, to the dead fish kukie proposal. We are a people called the savings with a cup of lemonade, just to see the design of the Super metamorphosis of shop the looks. Open space, used corrugated plate on the Pont, with interior feel. House multiple layers, each a different height, has a different style, the table is used pad rubber tires, the food is brought up with rope. We sat on the ground, on the shop are unique. Back on the road, accidentally discovered RAJANA, everything is cute, reluctant to let go, they are moved back home. So, here we enjoyed in Siem Reap the most wonderful shopping time.

Say goodbye to Siem reap

When the Sun once again when the Khmer land, we want to leave.

Last time I sat in the airport of tutuk entrance and stal and his tutuk. He smiled and said: "See you tommorow, 5 o'clock. "I smiled and waved aside on one side he says:" ok, 5 o'clock. "My heart is filled with bitter parting. Pro before finally on the plane at a blue sky, deep contently, let the hot dry air filled in each cell of the body, in this way to Angkor farewell, farewell to Siem Reap.