Tag: Cambodia
One last World Herirtage Site, Angkor Wat
Posted: December 24th, 2012 by Scott
Our last stop in Cambodia before heading back to California was the town of Siem Reap, which is the closest town to Angkor Wat. Â The area around Siem Reap includes a huge number of temples, both Hindu and Buddhist, built by the kings of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to 15th centuries. The area […]
Battambang, Cambodia’s second city
Posted: December 16th, 2012 by Scott
From Phnom Penh it was another 6-hour bus ride to Battambang, Cambodia’s second largest city, which actually felt like a very small town.  Battambang has many small wats (Buddhist temples) and some French colonial buildings to explore.  It is also adorned with many statues decorating nearly every round-about, sidewalk and park. Though after a day […]
Into Cambodia
Posted: December 13th, 2012 by Scott
We left Vietnam by bus to Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. Â It was a long 6-hour bus ride including a ferry crossing on the Mekong, but mostly pleasant as the bus company assisted us with the 2 border crossings (exit in Vietnam and then about 1 km away the entry to Cambodia). We arrived to […]