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Angkor Thom Again

Angkor Thom Again

After visiting Angkor Wat this morning for sunrise, knowing this would be our final day in the park, we wanted to do all the things we haven't done yet and take the iconic pictures we hadn't taken yet (basically, the pictures you see on the postcards). The first thing...

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Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Sunrise at Angkor Wat

Today was our last day in the park, so we wanted to do all the things that we haven't had a chance to do yet. First things first, sunrise. Sunrise is early. Like, crazy early. Even earlier considering we rode our bikes up there. Sunrise was at 6:15am, so we left our...

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Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom

We spent the entire day today in Angkor Thom. This is a walled city just north of Angkor Wat. ("Angkor" is the name of the ancient Capitol city. "Wat" means temple, so Angkor Wat was the main temple for the city of Angkor. "Thom" is Cambodian for big. Angkor Thom was...

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Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, and Ta Keo

Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, and Ta Keo

Banteay Srei I'm so torn about Banteay Srei. It takes over an hour to get to by tuk tuk, it costs a lot (admission is included with the Angkor Pass, but the tuk tuk costs $25 for the day because it's far away), and it's relatively small. And especially now that you...

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Church in Siem Reap

Church in Siem Reap

We looked on Mormon.org for the times and location of the church here in Siem Reap, and it had an address, but no meeting times. We didn't want to miss it, so we guessed 10am, but to be sure, we rode our bikes over at 9am. Fortunately, the building (which is actually...

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Siem Reap at Night

Siem Reap at Night

Other than the new safety precautions, the temples seem to have stayed pretty much the same over the last decade. Siem Reap, however, is completely new. And it's great. Eleven years ago, Siem Reap had one major hotel, the Intercontinental, and a lot of guest houses....

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Angkor Grand Tour

Angkor Grand Tour

We hired a tuk tuk this morning to take us on the grand tour of the temples of Angkor. Basically, there are hundreds of ruins in the area, a few dozen of which are major complexes. These are organized into two paths, the Small Tour and the Grand Tour. It really just...

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Angkor Wat on Bikes

Angkor Wat on Bikes

We had a lazy morning because we've been traveling for over two months now and sometimes you need lazy mornings. It can't all just be go go go. We got out around noon and rented bikes: $1/day. Not bad. We rode down to the old market to check out the deals and what...

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Phra Nang Beach

Phra Nang Beach

Just a quick longtail boat ride away from Ao Nang beach is Railay, a peninsula cut off from the mainland by limestone cliffs, making it accessible exclusively by boat. We had never been on a longtail boat, and Thailand's beaches are kinda famous for them, so we...

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