6th Stamp:Siem Reap/ Angkor Wat, Cambodia

6th Stamp:Siem Reap, Cambodia

Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Day O-I :Ho Chi Minh/ Mekong Delta Tour, Vietnam

Day II : Cu Chi/ HCM City Walking Tour, Vietnam

Day III- IV: Siem Reap/ Angkor Wat,Cambodia

Day IV: Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia

Day V: Bangkok, Thailand 

Day VI: Floating Market/ Bangkok, Thailand

Day III: Siem Reap, Cambodia

 March 1, 2012

*By 630 AM,Exited  Moc Bai, Vietnam 

*By 7:00 AM Immigration at Bavet, Cambodia

                *For SoutheastAsian Member Countries, VISA is free.For other Nationalities (Apply for Arrival Visa, I'm not sure How much will it cost)

                *Remove your passport cases such as plastics etc.(IO will remove it),just present your plain passport to IO and will pass the Thermal Scanning Area (Quarantine Section). One Cambodian Personnel said “Patingin Nga” then place the scanner near my throat.(Nagtatagalog teh? Hmmm..)

                *In Cambodian border, you will notice there are a lot of Casinos

Hello Khmers!( Cambodians)

                *We didn't bother to change our dollars into riel.They accepting dollars here as your mode of payment,make sure you have these small denominations($ 1,5,10,20,50)

Stopover for Breakfast (30 to 45 mins)

Welcome to Cambodia (Bavet Border)

A Short RORO Ride

By 12 PM, Arrived at Phnom Penh

                *We didn’t stay or try a tour in Phnom Penh (Nothing Much to See In Phnom Penh –according to an American Tourist later we’ve met in Siem Reap)

                *We took our Lunch and Booked a 1:30PM Bus ticket to Siem Reap ( $7/ 1:30PM- 8 PM/ 1 Stopover/ Free Mineral Water)

                *Sokha-Komartep Express Limousine Bus (Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Schedules: 730,830,930,1030am 1230 130pm) Phnom Penh Address:#7Eo, St. 106 S/K Wat Phnom, Cambodia, Siem Reap Address: #L10,11 St. Tep Vong( Kandal Market)

My $5 Amok (Fish) Lunch

 

Cambodian Highway

Monks (During our Stopover)

 Siem Reap, Cambodia

By 8PM, Arrived at Siem Reap

                *Checked in at Golden Fish (Street 9/ $16/4= $4/ One of the Cheapest lodges in Siem Reap: Source: Andy’sBlog)

                *Dinner and Strolled along Pub Street

                *Booked our Tuktuk Service through our Hotel(for Angkor Archaeological Park Tour tomorrow- $15 for Whole Day)

Dead Tired.Sleep. Lights Off

Customary (Remove Your Shoes)

Our Fellow Bus Passengers (Russian)

Khmer Food (Our Late Dinner)

 

I got this guide and i find it very useful (booklet) for free. For Further Visitors Guide, You can visit their site. Click Here 

Day IV:Angkor Wat

March 2, 2012 -Angkor Archaeological Park

To give you a background or idea for this tour. Read This

By 5AM, Woke up and Fetched by our Tuktuk Service and off  we go to our Tour

                *Why this early? We need to catch up the Sunrise at Angkor Wat

                *One Day Pass for Angkor Archaeological Park cost $20 per person (Small Circle Tour)

I saw this in our Hotel (Temples Refresher)

Small Circle Tour Pass

  1^st Stop: Angkor Wat

     What is Angkor Wat? Here is the Answer          
     *After our Photo Op session at Angkor Wat, we ate our Breakfast to a nearby food stalls.

Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat Grounds

 

Apsaras

 

Steepy Staircase ( Acrophobic! I Survived!)

 

Tuktuk Ride

more pictures on my FB

Useful Links

My Mentor, Andy's Travel to Cambodia. Click Here
GMA News Sandra Aguinaldo's Biyaheng Timog Silangang Asya ( Southeast Asia Travel). Click Here

If you have questions, feel free to comment below. "Awkunh Charan"(Thank You in Cambodian)

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