2006 10 Thailand & Cambodia – Day 14

October 27th, 2006 – Tour of Wats around Siem Reap

October 27th, 2006 – Tour of Wats around Siem Reap

In Siem Reap with Explorer tour group

Casa Angkor Hotel
Tour other WATS
Expenses for the day =
Breakfast at Hotel - $0 Included with Hotel Booking
Lunch - $5.00 USD
Dinner - $7.00 USD & $5.00 USD for drinks later.
Internet - $2.00 USD an hour

I have breakfast at the hotel before gathering with my group for a 7:30 a.m. departure.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

This is a bridge going over a canal.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Canal near the first wat we visit

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Many people here early this morning. Most tours start early before go get away from the heat of mid day.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Wild monkeys hanging out on the arch going over the road.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Our first stop is some temples near Angkor Wat which had quite a few monkeys hanging around. Some locals are near by selling bananas for the tourist to feed to the monkeys. I found it quite easy to take some close up pictures as they felt right at home with all the tourists around. In fact they would come right up to us and pull on our pant legs looking for food.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Wild monkeys

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Wild monkeys

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

The monkeys hang around this area to get food off the tourists.

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

Tour of wats near Siem Reap

They were quite friendly as they tugged on our pant legs to get our attention.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Our next stop was some wats about an hours drive away. The roads were not exactly up to Canadian standards but it gave us some great views of the local people living in the country side. Most of the houses are built on stilts to avoid the rodents from coming in. Many are a good 8 feet off the ground to avoid the snakes that can find there way in any thing less. The roads may have been a little rough and narrow but it was well worth the trip. These wats show more of a reddish color than the others that we have visited. A few restaurants right across the street and we select one with great food and reasonable priced as most places are.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Local boy is collecting small clams in front on the wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

View from in front of the wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

View as we go into this wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Views from inside the wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Many people from China are visiting today.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

View from outside the wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Walking around the outside of the wat.

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

Wats of Siem Reap

We are now at another wat. For the rest of the afternoon we stop at many other smaller wats not to far from Siem Reap. All the wats we visit requires the $40.00 pass that we were given from the start of yesterday.

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Inside the wat. This one is left in more of a natural state.

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Not much restoration going on inside this one. We all enjoyed this one.

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Inside the wat.

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Inside the wat.

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

Visiting another wat

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

We drive for about another hour to reach this wat.

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

A wat a little further away from Siem Reap

Traveling back to Siem Reap

Traveling back to Siem Reap

On our way back to Siem Reap we stop for a few photos.

Traveling back to Siem Reap

Traveling back to Siem Reap

Traveling back to Siem Reap

Traveling back to Siem Reap

He appears to be cooling off from all the heat. Young children coming running over to see us when we stop.

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

We stop at another wat that is close to Siem Reap.

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Views from the inside.

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

Another wat near Siem Reap

End of the day

End of the day

Each of sites we visit there are plenty of vendors selling T Shirts and many others just looking for money. Most of the people looking for money are children and it is hard to turn them to the side as we enter each site. To give some money to one would attract the attention of all the others and you would have a hard time to get away from them. On our way back to town I noticed all the vendors along the road had racks of 2 liter bottles beside there little shacks. I never thought too much about it until I seen motorcycles pulling up and buying them for gasoline. They are just simple Pop bottles filled up for sale and this is the way in Cambodia.

We are back at the hotel by 4:30 and after playing on the Internet for awhile I meet my group for dinner in the Lobby. We decide on a restaurant called the Red Piano and for $8.00 we had a great meal with wonderful service. We later stop at a bar Called F.C.C. and I can not remember what it stands for. There is a few of them around in Cambodia and I believe in Thailand as well. We use a Tuk Tuk on the way to dinner and on the way back, the cost was always $1.00 per person. Sometimes we could fit 4 of us on the one but that was a very good load for a Tuk Tuk.

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