Ta Som
After visiting Preah Khan, we had a long day more to go, we first stop by Ta Som. Ta Som is a temple dedicated to the King of Khmer. It is still very untouched because not much restoration was done and vegetation is growing over the walls. We did not stay here for long as there isn't much for us to explore.
East Mebon
This is one of my favourite destination. East Mebon is the name of the place, it is a temple built in the 10th century. The architecture here is different from the typical ones we visited because this temple was build on an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir. Here you could see elephant statue at all corners of the building and it is wide and spacious compare to all previously visited temples.
Ta Phrom
This would probably be one of the famous tourist spot, because Tomb Raider was filmed here. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Trees sprung out of the ruins here and it became an attraction, trees here were few hundred years old. This place is relatively cooler because it is surrounded by trees. A total of 39 towers can be seen here in Ta Prohm.
-Day 2 end-
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Angkor @ SiemReap
4th Jan 2010
After enjoying the sun over at Tonle Sap, we hop on our tuk-tuk to Angkor Thom. I think it will be better to describe places I go with a map attached here.
So the top of the map will be north and bottom south. Tonle Sap will be down south from where I stay and Angkor will be up north.
There is this check point where you need to pay $40 for a 3 day pass. Keep the ticket safely as you'll need them everytime you pass this check point and the guards at every temple.
-If you are travelling with more than 3 friends I would recommend that you hire a tour guide and a van(with driver). Not only you save time travelling, the place can be quite dusty is better to have air-cond. We took the tuk-tuk because we are backpacking and it is not backpacking when your treated like a king.-
After enjoying the sun over at Tonle Sap, we hop on our tuk-tuk to Angkor Thom. I think it will be better to describe places I go with a map attached here.
So the top of the map will be north and bottom south. Tonle Sap will be down south from where I stay and Angkor will be up north.
There is this check point where you need to pay $40 for a 3 day pass. Keep the ticket safely as you'll need them everytime you pass this check point and the guards at every temple.
-If you are travelling with more than 3 friends I would recommend that you hire a tour guide and a van(with driver). Not only you save time travelling, the place can be quite dusty is better to have air-cond. We took the tuk-tuk because we are backpacking and it is not backpacking when your treated like a king.-
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