QUOTE(jasperchai @ Jan 5 2009, 08:17 PM)
wahh.. really really thanks...
tot i b bored in SR..
hear your advice makes me more excited for my trip...
massage got any place to recommend? do they do whole body?
n wat to shop in SR?? i know silk is famous n cheap there... anything else tt can be bought back as souvenir?
I too wasn't too enthusiatic about my Cambodia trip and had been diverted to other destinations until recently. Thought I better go before the masses spoil it all. I am so vowed over by the temples, but i am actually reading up on each of the the temples in details!!!
Souvenirs are the usual scarf...the local versions are made of cotton, called karma, The silk ones are much nicer and cost more...also ,made into handbags, baju ( there are some really gorgeous gowns made from silk at Artisan Angkor ) pillow/cushion cases..Silver objects are quite nice. Bronze and stone sculpture ...if u r into those things.
Massage is not as good as the thai ones..it's a milder version of the thai massage..yes they do whole body massages. There are a few in the same road at Pub Street..across the road from Blue Pumpkin ( i got addicted to the ice-cream here)..competition is fierce here , all will distribute pamplets and offers..u can check and decide. I tried a few diff one..more or less the same.
QUOTE(stimix @ Jan 5 2009, 09:01 PM)
I'm thinking of 2 day pass instead of 3 day...any discount on 2 day pass? On 3rd day will be going to Tonle Sap...Going in Mar'09 school Holiday too...
Hotel - Mandalay Inn in Siem Riep (3N) & Holiday Villa in Phnom Pehn (2N)
Altho' I've read that Angkor Archaeological Park is 400 square kilometers, the extent of the temple complexes is mind boggling when experienced in the flesh
Don't have 2 day pass..I also thought 2 days is enuf..but since kena beli 3 day pass, i used it for outlying temples...luckily didn't miss it. We hike up a hill to get to the river of a thousand lingas ..Carved river bed with images of Hindu gods and lingas !!!
Some pix of the less visited temples...
Pre Rup..my fav.
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