1st Day in Siem Reap! Angkor Wat babeh!

Hey Peeps!

i'm finally back from my Siem Reap trip

and finally have the time to blog a bit about it =)

so for those who didn't know

I've spent my Valentines & Chinese New Year at Siem Reap, Cambodia

as there was death which made CNY not celebrate-able

so it was decided that me, my mom & my sisters

went for a 4days 3 nights trip to Siem Reap

from the 13th-16th of February

We started our journey with Air Asia

as the tagline says: "everyone can fly"

so it wasn't so costly and we departed for a 2 hour flight to Siem Reap

At the LCCT Terminal

Sisters & I

Siem Reap Airport

Our transportation which is the Tuk tuk

so as we checked into the hotel

we headed out to Angkor Wat for sightseeing

We had to pay 20 USD as a fee to get into that place

1 thing that everyone gets mistaken on is

Angkor Wat is not only a temple

Its actually a GIGANTIC LOCATION

with plenty of temple ruins built by different Maharaja's

& also the biggest temple which is named Angkor Wat

i can't cover all the temples in this post

so i shall do it post by post =)

as for this post

i'll be about the main temple ruin Angkor Wat

my day pass

That is the bridge and walls in front of Angkor Wat

The Bridge to Angkor Wat

just imagine the number of slaves and workmen to just build this place

Hydra's lurking around the place

The Library near the main temple

Ponds of Water lilies near the temple

Now thats the main building of Angkor Wat itself!

The building is being fixed up

thats why those green nettings are there

carvings of what happened in the past

it stretches for more than a kilometer around and inside the temple

It mainly shows of heaven and hell

of Devatas (gods) and Asura's (devils)

and of course the famous

"Churning of the Sea"

bricks and pieces of rubble from the temple

The staircase to get into the temple

The onion shaped tower

so as we left the temple to go onwards to the next temple

we were able to see the bridge

which resembles:

"The Churning of the Sea"

The Asura's pulling the snake to churn the sea

So well thats all for this post=)

Shall update on the other temples soon

coming up next is the Bayon Temple

stay tuned!

-outz-