Siem Reap's major attraction is the nearby massive and ancient Angkor Wat temple. So accordingly the majority of my pictures from my trip to Cambodia are of the temple.
An interesting thing about Siem Reap is the name. Evidently, the name roughly translates into the Blood of Siam (or Thai blood), and was named due to some war or feud between the Cambodians and the Thai to be insulting to the Thai people. I became aware of this shortly before ordering the tickets from Bangkok. I felt like apologizing to the kind lady at the Bangkok airport when she asked my destination.
Make sure to check out my gallery of the nearby Angkor Wat temple.
Another good example of Khmer style temples can be found in lesser known temple in Phi Mai, Thailand.
An interesting thing about Siem Reap is the name. Evidently, the name roughly translates into the Blood of Siam (or Thai blood), and was named due to some war or feud between the Cambodians and the Thai to be insulting to the Thai people. I became aware of this shortly before ordering the tickets from Bangkok. I felt like apologizing to the kind lady at the Bangkok airport when she asked my destination.
Make sure to check out my gallery of the nearby Angkor Wat temple.
Another good example of Khmer style temples can be found in lesser known temple in Phi Mai, Thailand.
The street markets of Siem Reap.
Just for fun I bargained for little copper sculptures I didn't really want or need with a friendly shop keeper until I started to feel sick with heat and exhaustion. She had that advantange and got a better deal out of me than he would have with a little air conditioning, but we both enjoyed the haggling.
Just for fun I bargained for little copper sculptures I didn't really want or need with a friendly shop keeper until I started to feel sick with heat and exhaustion. She had that advantange and got a better deal out of me than he would have with a little air conditioning, but we both enjoyed the haggling.
The street markets of Siem Reap.
Just for fun I bargained for little copper sculptures I didn't really want or need with a friendly shop keeper until I started to feel sick with heat and exhaustion. She had that advantange and got a better deal out of me than he would have with a little air conditioning, but we both enjoyed the haggling.
Just for fun I bargained for little copper sculptures I didn't really want or need with a friendly shop keeper until I started to feel sick with heat and exhaustion. She had that advantange and got a better deal out of me than he would have with a little air conditioning, but we both enjoyed the haggling.
