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 Neak Pean, ancient temple spa by bpacker
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 Temple Map, Angkor by bpacker
Just look at the map and you'll know what I mean.
So with so many temples to choose from , which ones should you choose? Well, to make things a little easier, I've highlighted the star temples of Angkor. These are the temples you wouldn't want to miss, even if you're not a monk. Of course, the list is subjective but these are my favs. Here they are, in descending order:
1)Angkor Wat - The biggest temple site in Siem Reap, the first must.
2)Angkor Thom - Ancient citidel, a second must. The Bayon Temple, Terrace of the Leper King and the Elephant Terrace are here.
3)Banteay Srei - The most beautiful and ornate temple in the whole of Angkor. This little, rose-coloured temple is a must do.
4)Temples with an aerial view :Phnom Bakheng , Pre Rup
5)Temples with the Jungle Feel or Tomb Raider appeal : Ta Prohm, Preah Khan
6)Temple Spas : Neak Pean and Srah Srang
Read on to see pictures of the temples and personal tips about each site. Leave a Comment
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 Ms Jolie at Ta Phrom by bpacker
1)Phnom Bakheng - On Croft's first day in Siem Reap, Navy Seal lookalikes drop her by parachute onto the hilltop 10th-century Hindu temple.
2)Sofitel Royal Angkor hotel - Ms Jolie stayed at the $1,900 suite here but partied at the Red Piano at night .
3)Bayon Temple - Those terrific Land Rover car stunts that you see were done in front of the sacred Bayon temple. To see a picture of Lara in the Land Rover, go to my Angkor Thom page.
4)Ta Phrom - This is where Ms Crofts stops her Land Rover and follows a flock of butterflies into a temple overgrown with trees. She later discovers an underground cavern full of warrior stone monkeys and a gigantic sword-wielding Brahma.
5)The pond at Angkor Wat - After slaying tons of stone monkey warriors at Ta Phrom, Ms Croft runs off to a faraway -Tonle Sap-lookalike water village. In actuality, Ms Jolie wasn't too far away. The film crew built a Potemkin bamboo village in the sacred pond at Angkor Wat and made poor Ms Jolie paddle around the water for hours at 35-degree! On top of that, she had a stuntman in flippers to look out for her.
6)East Gate of Angkor Thom - This is where the villians of the movie pulled down a wall with an image of an apsara.Needless to say, the wall was fake. So were the dumb Vietnamese conical hats that the village extras had to wear. Leave a Comment
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 Godammit, you mean to say
there's more than 1 wat? by bpacker
Congratulations!
Now comes the daunting task of researching . To your horror, you discover that Angkor Wat is just one of the temples there and that MANY more temples make up the site. You start to panic as you look at other temple names. All those names make no sense to you as your pitiful knowledge of Cambodia only consists of "tomb raider" and "Angelina Jolie". Well fear not, coz here's bpacker's handy, idoit-friendly guide to ANGKOR WAT. Read on to find out more... Leave a Comment
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 Me, at Preah Khan by bpacker
But above it all, remember to have fun like me. No point getting all 'templed out' by rushing from one temple to the next . Take your time and explore each place slowly. A suggestion is that you visit the nearby temples in the "small circuit" on the first day and the temples further away in the grand circuit on the next day. For a sample itinerary, look at the best guide on the web by frenchman, Maurice Glaize. Fortunately for you, the site is in English, so you'll have no prob deciphering it. For folks back in the 1940's, this was all the lonely planet they had. All in all, my friends and I visited 26 sites in all after consulting this site. Amazing, considering the heat was 43c! Leave a Comment
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 Alice, Mr Lonely Planet, Moi by bpacker
Other than Ta Prohm, Preah Khan is another site similarly covered with centuries of jungle vegetation. See my Angkor Wat page for contacts for my guide and increase your chances of meeting Mr Lonely Planet, haha. Leave a Comment
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 silhouette of a sunset at
P.Bakheng by bpacker
Well, since that famous show, the hill has become a circus and they're tons of folks there hoping to catch the same view. So, what can you do? Well, troop over to Pre Rup( a really tall temple of stones ), of course, for the same purpose. It's less crowded there. See my Angkor Wat page Leave a Comment
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 Sunrise at Angkor by bpacker
Since they won't be these nasties down in the guide books, let me be the one to list it down. Of course, being the gd ol' bpacker, I'll recommend some solutions as well. It's really up to you to take my advice literally..
1) You'll jostling for space with other like-minded folks and "photographers" with tiny cameras. Yes, even those with mini cell phone cameras will attempt to jostle with you like a rugby player.
Solution: Bring a Crusade-style armour along and butt your way through.
2)There'll be some rude tourists who will ask you unbashedly to butt off so that they can capture a gd shot with their mini camera. Solution :Bring ear plugs so you won't hear them or set up a tri-pod at the exact same spot.
3)It's pretty dark there and stone steps are bloody uneven.
Solution:Bring your post Star-Wars-I don't know what I was thinking- light saber along. Not only will you be able to illuminate your path, you can use it to whack tourists who ask you to butt off.
4) Angkor Wat faces the West and most artists capture the monument in sunset light.
Solution : Go back to Angkor at Sundown
Personally, I prefer the sunset views at Angkor Wat and regretted not going to the Bayon in the morning instead. I was told it was more spectacular over there.. Leave a Comment
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 Cold Smiley Faces at the Bayon by bpackerLeave a Comment
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 Apsara Dancers at Grand Hotel
D'Angkor by bpacker
If you've done enough tomb raiding, you would have noticed the seductive-looking nymphs on the temple walls. Now, how would you like it if those nymphs came alive and danced before you? Well, before you think I'm suggesting a script for another Tomb Raider sequel, let me just simply say that watching an APSARA dance is pretty much like that. You'd be transported back in ancient times as you watch an ancient dance that has been performed for great Angkorian kings.
Slow, deliberate and precise, the Apsara dance is the equivilent of an Asian royal ballet.
The best apsara dance in Siem Reap for me happened at an evening soiree at the Grand Hotel D'Angkor. The dance performed there was an intimate affair due to the close proximity between the guests and the dancers. All the guests, including me, was enraptured when the dancers looked at us straight in the eye continued to move enigmatically.
Yowza, I was blown away even though I'm straight as hell! Overall, it was an intimate experience compared to the apsara dance performed for masses at the buffet restaurants.
Where: Elephant Bar, Grand Hotel D'Angkor ( during the low season )
Time : 730pm , nightly Leave a Comment
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