Finally has a bit of time, you can slowly memories and describes the Angkor in May.
Some pieces have been blurred, but there are still bright, clear, shining, flapped his.
I believe that after they will become more and more clear.
The first days of April 30th, 2007 Beijing-Phnom Penh
Unexpected, the day of the Beijing Capital Airport and not so crowded, perhaps because we are the international flights.
Early on the Customs and border protection's card is filled up, wait until the take-off, although than expected late an hour, without affecting our pleasant mood.
From the earliest see text on Angkor, until now on an airplane, I don't remember how long.
Then thought, if the conditions are ripe, this is a must to backpack.
The enormous trees in the rain forest, seems to be able to talk to you about a thousand years of light and shade variation, like sight with the colorful flowers and gently falling from cheek side, into the arms.
In looking at a lot of Ctrip travels and Raiders, seriously do tagging, search for useful information on their own (Oh, like seeing the teacher handouts before examination as to seriously).
Bought the may blooming and Lonely Planet-Combodia, lucky is the beginning of this year, has published the first edition, the text in the next few days it has played a significant role in it so that we can more easily find live, good restaurant. Still remember, get this book, feeling very excited.
The essence of removing them, I made an itinerary, there are costs budget tables.
In the basic clear eat live playing content, it is expected that the local consumption is 323-374USD, two copies of the actual costs for each person is probably 385USD 1482 element, not including shopping. Although a little, I was very satisfied with it, great sense of accomplishment. Tickets for the anticipated is 5000 Yuan, but actually fast 6000, distressed ing ... Afterwards, you can only blame no other holidays, cannot avoid golden week trip. Online consult the Embassy address, visa is myself, 190 yuan/person, very convenient. Because every Guest before messages too, say a House, so nothing, very relieved with Passport and ticket set off. (Now think back, this is still very need courage)
On an airplane, Sunset, the Sun is very small, gently falling into the cloud.
So quiet light was not visible in the city. Experience powerful airflow or small tension that somehow after so many air travel or to be the case.
Local time 22: 10 arrival airport is very small, smooth customs.
Out of the airport, humid air, the taste is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will have.
Take a Taxi to GH, Capital, said air-conditioning rooms fully booked, although before they thought might be full, but when heard this fact did not feel too hot I began sweating.
Fortunately, their staff from next door a GH find any vacancies, although a bit crude, but have air conditioning, a bathroom, it.
Almost asleep in the morning.
The second day, may 1, Phnom Penh-Siem Reap
This sleepy morning to 6: 00 pm to 7: 30 buy tickets.
But I woke up at 5 to be woken up, the air conditioning only heard about air conditioning heat did not sleep, have air conditioning but there is a problem too cold.
Walk five minutes to buy your ticket, at that time did not see clear awaked the Phnom Penh.
Building basic are three, four, five-storey building, many motorcycle, filled with water and garbage of pavement, the appearance and trim of the restaurant we only dare to buy bread for breakfast.
While chewing bread, want to do all this in the future? my lovely milk cereal. At the same time, there are two foreigners, in a chaotic, crowded restaurant, enjoy to cut a baguette (ticket office inside the restaurant). Wait a few days later, once again return to Phnom Penh city found that this place is more messy. Phnom Penh have regional or very good. In place of selling tickets to smooth buy 2 tickets, 4USD/person, also cheaper than expected. Waiting for the bus, see yesterday with the airplane and a woman, later discovered that even with the car, and then later, do Check out at GH, found two foreigners could also be of the same aircraft. This is the legendary fate?
Take the manual fill in the date and time of the ticket on the bus.
Car air conditioning than you think of a good, clean than imagined. Along the bright, vivid green, very thin and very thin cow, wide land. Stop twice, in about 30 minutes, first go to the bathroom, out of a little girl I want money, would never want it to look as if they were 500 Riel, then find all the toilets are free.
Afternoon nearly two times to Siem Reap (SP).
Rain, carrying boxes from numerous tutu drivers breaking out, grab a tutu to town. Seen three GH, decided to live in the Red Piano. The Orange room, wooden beds, decorated with local style, although a little small, but very elegant. Out of the Red Piano, and a man named Ken's tutu drivers about the good of the future 3-day itineraries and prices are set to Angkor. We are going to buy the validity is 3-day ticket. Because one day in advance to buy the day 17: 00 onwards you can also go in for free.
Before imagined picture, little began to surface.
Roadside rain forest, through a mysterious atmosphere, jagged leaves and vines cling to the hand, you can touch to air, water, condensation, collide with each other, again dispersed.
Wide moat, from the middle of the soles of the feet across the Rainbow Bridge, is rugged rocks, see Angkor Wat, I discovered that there is not a magnificent or spectacular words can describe it, it's hard to find the right
Vocabulary to describe it, even if you have found, but also wonder whether it is appropriate, in its sole discretion.
Go to the first circle in the corridors of time, and it began to rain, the incense before worshipping Buddha, rotation, and water around, moving on the sky.
First, so closely to see the smile of Buddha himself couldn't help laughing. Their solidification there, dancing, appear in the huge Palace in each corner. Through the second circle corridor, to a third tier level, the steps above is the five-seater Lotus Tower. Top of the mountain, symbolizes the center of the world. See getting dark, and we do not climb. Because you will be back.
Back to the Old Market, LP on start looking for places to eat, see Dragon Soup, business is good, find a second floor on the balcony of the final table.
After dinner, sat and chatted a few words. After nightfall, charming respiratory SR. Variety of colour, or pleasure, or calm, or lonely, as mirage-like existence.
The third day of May 2, Siem Reap
4: 30 in the morning to get up to 5 point downstairs, Ken has been in our downstairs.
Seems to be very late at night, the rainforest of moisture brushed body, ear is gonna wind.
Tutu, automobile, motorcycle formed a team, the lights in the dark and winding as Shuttle in forest giant insect, undulating, forward.
Arrive at Angkor Wot, sky start micro-lights, once again walk the Road yesterday, Sun Moonlight and interwoven, like walking in a dream to a familiar place.
Many of the visitors to get together and look forward to sunrise.
The final because clouds over thick, just look at the five-seater Lotus Tower awaken. For some reason, did not regret.
This program is the small circle of Angkor.
South Gate, watching the great gate, is shocking.
Beings, Asura avatar has obvious signs of being repaired. After a few days here, every time I see broken statues, will think, how can those who have the heart, in the interests of the Buddha's driven by head cut off. Today, the world's museums.
The first is the Bayon.
Just got into it, it will rain.
So the umbrella, shuttle in this like a maze of temples. Climb to the third tier, see countless great Buddha, each move one step, to any one direction, chunjiao micro-Alice's face, surround you. Every time the rise, with every turn, as if there is a mysterious force from your side through.
The legendary, the four Buddha is — because the gates because of loneliness, to create a call Sally Wade Li.
Gates always staring at her, because shy, she turned to the side, the gates to see her birth to a second face. She was watching embarassed and go behind the gates, Gates sang the third face, and eventually, into four gates. Being a creation of God, the Lord of the universe of the gates was also so passionate. However, he himself is the world's only true existence.
Rain, you can find a rain of small Tower.
Just sit down at the windowsill, a monk enters the Tower, a candle, sat on the ground. Just want to leave, the monks will towards us got waved, meaning we can wait for the window. A little later, a few locals. The tower only a foot square can only accommodate up to 4 people, they, in turn, take your shoes off, into the Tower, received the monks lighted, worship, and then give some money, and then turn around and incense. We left them less than half a metre, watched them, but they seem to have when we transparent, no note of our existence.
And then there are also maintenance Baphoun Temple.
And so we go to the Terrace of the Elephant, the rain stopped.
Walking in the middle of these statues, eyes fear missed one of the fine.
Read The Terrace of the Leper King, the only Chinese-funded construction of week tevoda.
Because basic surrounded by rail bracket, it also did not stay too long.
The temperature begins to rise, we decided to go this morning's last place – Ta Keo.
Very steep steps, take a look at the top of the Sun, are hesitant to don't climb, he saw a Chinese woman.
— What does it look?
— — The good, it is said that you can see lychee mountain.
I'm not feeling all that my companion.
With that, she regretted to look at, so we decided to go up.
Hands and feet, like a snail to move, do not dare to seeing behind him, lest his leg a soft fall.
And climb on the top floor, only to find the Sun seems to be able to burn the skin, just too tense, not feeling.
Looking towards the Quartet plays Green seas.
As with the surface, appears to be reflecting numerous leaves of gold. Found a cool out a rest from nervous to climb down.
Back to town for lunch, after lunch, take a NAP.
In the afternoon, went to the Royal Bath is Banteay Kdei, then.
Here visitors, very quiet, through a door frame, like a walk through between the time.
Here is full of buildings no repair, the main frame to build up, but more stones stacked on each corner. Mottled Moss has enriched the colors of the rocks, they seemed to be sleeping in the wizard, so you can't bear to go to the bother.
It was getting dark when the back to tutu, drove to the town.
This one-day, full of surprises and well-being.
9 July, morning Metro, sultry, drowsy, as if from one space to another space,
Non-realistic feeling, as if in a dream.
17 July, the last few days, open the document, close multiple times.
Some of the upset, there is no clue and time again to finish.p>
20 July, two days very air clean a lot of heart but also bright.
1 August, determined to continue to write.
Fourth day on May 3, Siem Reap
Because today going to Kbal Spean and Banteay Seri (female Palace), 7: 30 and then start.
We can eat breakfast. In the evening or bustling Red Piano Restaurant, early morning, only two of us and in finishing the waitress dishes. Fresh out of the oven's French loaf, with butter, mixed with lips and black tea odor, there is a small plate of Mixed Fruit, cut into cubes of oranges, bananas, apples, Dragon fruit. Simple food, than the luxury hotel's buffet breakfast also let people miss.
Sat Tutu to more than three hours away, half of Mexico, half is a dirt track.
Fast 11-point when Kbal Spean to.
At the moment of entering the rainforest is another world, only some of the Sun, osmosis, twists and turns, divergence. Close touch with these huge trees. Forward, side began to have a lot of White Butterfly, suddenly, suddenly the glistening, constantly have nails cover size flowers float with the wind, around me, can't tell a flower in flight, or the Butterfly in the fall, so real, but beauty untrue. Flowers fell to the ground, 5 petals, numerous small stars, set in dust.
Across the vine, climbed Boulder, began to hear acoustic, excited.
Walk, suddenly eyebrow very itchy, Champ, hands is a black and white mosquito, and my blood.
At this point I didn't even kill mosquitoes carefree, only to continue to say to yourself, the forest of mosquitoes should be healthy, be ... Then take out take anti-mosquito liquid, a mad spurt.
About 30 minutes later, saw a small river.
This time, more visitors, more than a handful of foreigners, they request the local tour guide. Here is the River of Thousand Lingas. Riverbed has some relief, because they, in accordance with the religious argument, the water here is the holy water. Now is the dry season, water. There are a lot of water, Reiki, watching these fresh sources of sculpture, can feel Khmer family worship of the Linga.
River's latter stages to the visitors enter, two locals watch.
They show a little girl, she did not like the other temples in the child and saw the tourists before selling stuff on it, or you want to the candy. She just looked at those big eyes and their different visitors, quiet, their trees fujibe swing playing with.
In the River, ate yesterday in Blue Pumpkin buy bread, jam, fun points.
Basically the way back down the mountain, so it is easier.
To Banteay Seri almost noon 2 points, one day the heat of the (should be in the shade of the rainforest more later out Ah, Raiders on early prompted said should avoid visiting here at noon, when somehow thought).
Earlier from the may blooming "see here fine photo-Scarlet of relief. Somehow, the thought of the ancient constellations of Suzaku, fire General bird. Here's sculpture is like a three-dimensional, flame, in the Sun dip, galloping, solidification.
Many of the landscape, only you can know the one, the text or pictures that are just fragments and local.
3 pm or so to go back to the SR, visited the Old Market.
In the evening, in addition to tourists and buy souvenirs shops, there is a eucalyptuses. Originally it was a very big market, various supplies. There are also specialized food market, fish smell, tropical fruit flavours, and moist air mixed together, very strange.
Then take a NAP at noon, because it is too hot.
Night in Khmer dinner eat Chicken, Curry and other dishes, or a person a copy.
Tomorrow is the last in the SR, the day after tomorrow is going to go in the morning, going to go to luck mountain nesbakken, see if you can see the sunrise.
Also, I still have to go to the Bayon, last rain, did not see her.
The fifth day of May 4, Siem Reap
Today's itinerary and easily.
To tell the truth, Preah Khan (Holy Temple), my impression is somewhat fuzzy.
See the again until the photos, it opened the may blooming, you can think of some. Just remember that there are a lot of passages and corridors, and continuously through the darkness and Sun alternating, Microsoft's candlelight flickering in the dark.
Pre Rup (grain Temple) Although it is the fifth Tower building, but it is masonry, red, warm.
Climb up, as you can see the Royal Bath of water, light and water, large undulating forest. The Tower's architecture is another style, is said to be called "than grain temple style", not that strong sense of space.
Touched the lion ass, took photos:)
East Mebon (heading East) and a lot like than grain Temple, only smaller.
Four corner has to be able to "upright" elephant.
Preah Neak Pean (Lung Poon pool) have many tours.
There is no water here. Heard before the water level is high, there is by boat. Different outlets, the meaning is different. Specific content I no longer find. We visited the half circle, take a rest. Am looking forward to the afternoon will go Ta Prohm (Tabou Chi Temple).
Midday NAP Ta Prohm after heading.
Because Angelina Jolie here fluffed "Tomb Raider" (Tomb Raider), so here's a great reputation.
There is no reason not to like here.
When you see a symbiosis with architecture and huge trees, be tempted by hand to touch them, imagine what these trees from a seed, slowly out huge root, wrapped with Millennium ancient temple.
The root of the tree in the extension, in stone, clay, and branches in the lush, toward the sky.
If the manual does not interfere if the stones are crumbling; if the tree trim trees, worry about the parts of the building will be lost, and collapse.
Tree height using the camera's lens is hold, hold the roots will hold tree bar and the top of the tree. Sorry no segmentation filmed, and synthesis of a picture.
In my mind is the Sky City "that floats in the air of a big tree.
If these trees have the magic, you can set the temples to the air, this is how wonderful Ah.
Then again came to the Bayon.
The first is in the rain to see him as the tonal painting.
The second is in the Sun after the rain, reflecting the Golden luster, mild. This time it was cloudy. Once again climbed to the third floor, sit down and carefully examine the Bayon smile. It is not find adjective, so the "Bayon 's" as a former pendant: P
Walk in a circle, to look around 360 degrees, there will be thousands of mood in mind.
Experience of war and disaster, the people of the faith has never changed, perhaps this profound belief that let them lead a happy life here. When all the conditions of the outside world so depressing, anger, despair, the faith of the heart will help people through everything.
This place, people kept coming, feelings, experiences, wonder, joy, gratitude, care, Conservation International, left, and memories.
This is the way most people choose.
The sixth day of May 5, Siem Reap-Phnom Penh
7: 00 we carrying luggage to the Old Market of the Capital, next to shoupiaodian here free ride to the station.
To the station for car, should be open 7: 30, but to the 7: 45 also see hybrid until you see a locals hurried ground vehicles, and they knew that a car person waiting for him. Here the patience really is very good.
And come from Phnom Penh, car TV or local film, we are happy to look at.
All the way through the mist, waking up to sleep. Stop to rest, he saw a monk eating in white boxes in the yellow block food, eat delicious Ah, huh, Durian. Ask fruit stall, 1USD/KG, so I was happy to pick up a little, not to peel out 2KG, filled with a lunch box. I eat after boarding, soft, very sweet and fresh. Suddenly, the front row of a women rushed I waved, pinch your nose. Also thought that the locals are used to the taste, don't feel bad. I had to charge up. Body language is no national boundaries.
Almost two in the afternoon to Phnom Penh, the station had a Tutu, want to go to California to better advance 2 GH (in the River, and is very near from the Imperial Palace), the later being told no room.
Because the driver does not stop at Tutu recommend other GH, we agreed to look at, read that is not very good. Go to our second choice-Indochine Hotel, this is a veteran of GH, the room facilities is very simple, but from the window you can see the River, they decide to live here.
To lay down their luggage, a bit of rest would go out.
Because spots are five points to Close, we decided to just go to the Palace, the National Museum is not to go. Phnom Penh Sun really is bad, although a umbrella, or feel like cooking stove, wearing sunglasses, still felt very harsh. To buy a ticket, she realized that she had made a mistake, because wearing a sleeveless shirt, so can only rent a T-Shirt. (With luck, I know into the Palace, the monastery cannot wear suspenders, short skirts, because in Angkor, when no one tube, thinking that it would not. ) And bleaching is not beautiful is minor, the key is to temperature. There is no place for that can only be set in its own T-Shirt. It is very hot here, and now remembered also feel hot.
The Palace building on I'm not too attractive, Southeast of architecture from the outside look very much like that scale is not the same.
There is a place that I was impressed, just enter "Silver Palace" of time do not know why this place is called "Silver Palace", which for many precious statues.
Walk in a circle, now the main floor is silver, because the ground is almost always been red carpet coverage, only at the place near the door, there were 10 flat square ground is a transparent plastic film, although a bit dark, but Silver metallic luster or very clearly, foot up is cool.
Almost a little out of the Palace, want to go to Russia market around.
I wanted a Tutu, the provisional decision 2 people sit a motorcycle, with drivers is 3 persons (Cambodia, a 2 person motorcycle sat 3-4 individuals is very common). This feeling is very interesting, sitting in the back of a motorcycle, a little worried (fear fall), and then suddenly feel and distance so near the city. To market, found that the vast majority of shops are closed. Fortunately, want something most Shopping in Siem Reap has been procured. You can only let driver to take us back to the River, find a restaurant for dinner. Holding LP, hesitation that final meal where should eat. Walk along the River, the Sun quickly fall, I suddenly saw the cloud on the horizon is the large gold, Palm trees and housing, outlines clear and soft. If you see such at Angkor is certainly a beautiful sunset.
Dinner in the restaurant name do not remember, first thought up food is fried meat in bamboo, and later recall dishes eat Green Curry and Fried Chicken, Mango tastes really good, but very special, soured.
After dinner, walk slowly along the River back to GH.
In GH booked a Tutu sent us to the airport tomorrow.
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Seventh day 5/6/Phnom Penh-Beijing
Morning just woke up, there is a surprise.
Sunrise.
Check-in time and didn't notice the window toward the East.
Looking out the window, the Sun from the River a little face, few clouds in the sky, pink and blue transition so natural.
River some boats docked on the shore, very quiet.
The water is calm and the air is very static. Different light is always able to let things become very magical.
Arrival at the airport, very few people have finished quickly, 25USD/person of airport taxes, distressed.
Time is also abundant, think you can get tax-free shop around. Later found here the duty-free shop is small, but prices are not cheap, yet I wanted Perfume brand. Later, the plane sit next to a United States girl said the airport was very Cute, and think it is.
Feel the trip is very close to the backpacker's way, but time is not long enough.
Although early may need more preparatory work, but to their own arrangements for travel is a great thing.
The journey in accordance with the plan step by step to the front, there is a sudden condition, there are a myriad of small surprises. Sometimes, it may take days to get up yet lit, you need to catch the nonstop; however, you can have a wild time to enjoy all around. For example in Angkor, if you like, you can sit in a corner of the temple, the shade, read some or write some text, or climb to the Tower, looking at changes in light and shadow of the Earth.
More than a month away, off and memories, thoughts.
Finish this text is not an easy thing, but it is extremely pleasant. Each time, fantasy can back the Kingdom, skin feel the air humidity and temperature, or even close your eyes and let the light through.
Have always felt that to be able to find your love what they are doing, whether at work or hobbies, is very happy.
Happy also want, the next station, should go ...
