Angkor, the highlight of Cambodia
Angkor…. Oh ANGKOR! …. How much has been written about him, rewritten ...
The ruined city of Angkor Thom, the gigantic temple complex of Angkor Wat, the temple of Ta Prum (Ta Prohm) in which Lara Croft was filmed are the most popular places that seasoned travelers and tourists know about.
You can buy a ticket for one day in the ancient city ($20), three ($40) or a week ($60). All tickets with a photo, date of validity (for example, an entrance ticket for three days was valid for a week) and a personal ticket number. You can move around the complex by car, rickshaw, bicycle or on your own feet.
We planned to be in Siem Reap for only two days, so, after reading rave reviews, we took entrance tickets for three days (without thinking of taking tickets separately for each day, the price is the same anyway). During a visit to Angkor, a ticket was taken away from one person on the very first day, and I safely passed mine in the evening of the first day to the laundry in my pants pocket.
In theory, tickets could be restored using the personal number that I had left after the streak, but we did not want to do this. Neither me nor the second “lost” Angkor impressed me so much that I wanted to go and see all the other ruins. Perhaps I have already seen a lot and nothing impresses, and I am not particularly fond of ruins. Yes, Angkor is beautiful, interesting, not ordinary, but even if the Taj Mahal did not cause any emotions in me, then Angkor could not surprise me either.
But this is my opinion, but for yours there is a photo and the opportunity to evaluate everything live! =)
We saw Angkor Wat first. Here I liked the crumbling pavement to the temple. Apsara dancers can be seen on the walls. Palm juice is sold on site. I wanted to try, but it didn't work out. The Temple itself is huge and interesting. You can climb to the top level and view the entire Angkor.
In my opinion, not only the ancient temple deserves attention, but also more modern small temples, which are hidden behind the malls. And there are also cheerful saleswomen who will persuade the dead to buy something.
Further, bypassing the South Gate, we entered Angkor Thom. We were first met by the Bayon temple, which is home to many bats.
Next was the temple of Baphuon. No less interesting than the previous one, and with beautiful views from the upper level. Be careful and don't forget to take water with you!
After Bapuon we wandered around, bumping into small temples and huge trees.
Most of all in Angkor I wanted to see Ta Prohm, and most of all I liked it. That's just a crazy amount of Japanese tourists made me angry. I had to contrive to take a photo WITHOUT them. Have you ever seen Japanese bands taking pictures all in turn at the same bush? So, until the ENTIRE group is photographed, they will not leave.
What if you also like this bush? ! In such cases, my friend shouted “MY TURN” and ran up to the “bush”, the Japanese slowed down in bewilderment, and at that moment he ran away and we could take a picture of the bush we needed!
