Angkor Trip - The Highlights

I thought I start with my trip to Angkor Wat, a famous temple at Angkor, Cambodia. The trip took about 2 weeks. We started with a few days in Bangkok, Thailand, and then we took the overland route from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet in Thailand, then to the border of Thailand and Cambodia, and then the Cambodian side from Poipet to Siem Reap. We spent 4 days looking at many temples at Angkor using the 3 days pass. And then we're back on the road again to Bangkok and ended our trip shopping in Bangkok for another few days. I think we spent about an overall 3-4 days on the road.

The overland route is probably the most talked about route for its overpriced visas and taxis, and the very terrible and awful roads. Not to forget the scams everywhere! To me, the roads were so terrible that it's actually the most unforgettable part of the trip :-). I don't think I will use this route the next time I visit Angkor though. Once is enough. Having said that, this route shows you the side of Cambodia that you will not see if you were flying straight to Siem Reap. So it really depends on what you're looking for.

The next few blogs will be about this trip in details. Also, please note that the photos presented here were not all taken by me. At the end of the trip, we merged all of our photos and so each of us has all photos of the trip.

It was 7 of us on this trip. 

When we started off at Bangkok we met with 2 friends who were visiting Bangkok as well.

The 7 of us at Ta Phrom, a temple made famous by Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Rider

The magnificent view of Angkor Wat. It was a bit cloudy when this photo was taken.

The second layer of Angkor Wat.

There are many temples at Angkor. This is Banteay Srey - famous for its beautiful carving on every sides of its temple.