Judy from the US write in to tell the Beetle about her
\nrecent visit to Siem Reap. This is what she says:<\/p>\n
My husband and I were in Siem Reap for the full moon 8
\nNov 03. Candles were set floating in the Siem Reap River
\nwhich flows through the village. It was an awesome night
\nscene. Boat races were also held at this time with
\ncompeting teams from all over Cambodia.<\/p>\n
One Swiss couple told us of an encounter they had upon
\nentering the country. The left Bangkok by train to the
\nborder, then transferred to a tuk-tuk to cross over to a
\nwaiting truck. While taking the truck ride to SR they had
\ntheir money and cell phone taken. Some American girls said
\nthey had taken the boat ride from Phnom Penh and had a good
\nexperience, including sightings of the Vietnamese boat
\npeople.<\/p>\n
Siem Reap is a very safe place in the evenings by our
\nexperiences. The temples are a sight to behold…still in
\nan unspoiled state. Take an extra passport photo to put on
\nyour temple permit as the photo queue can be long. The
\nhelium balloon ride is a great bargain $11.00 US to get a
\nwonderful view of the Angkor Wat and nearby temples.<\/p>\n
Sunrise and sunset are times to get pictures with the
\nAngkor Wat reflecting in the moat waters. The guides
\nsuggest you take a hike up a very steep hill and then upon
\na temple to get a view of the sunset over the countryside;
\nnot the Angkor Wat. We rode by tuk-tuk to Chong Khneas and
\ntook a boat ride to see the Vietnamese floating village
\nwhich was quite interesting and photographic.<\/p>\n
The food was excellent and varied, especially like the
\nCambodian noodles. This was just the unspoiled area that we
\nwanted to visit. Being from the Midwest US we had arranged
\na guide for 1 1\/2 days and spent two days on our own. I
\nthink you need time just to sit and reflect on what a sight
\nyou are witnessing, Ta Prohm with the trees growing out of
\nthe stones and Angkor Thom were impressive.<\/p>\n
Judy from the US write in to tell the Beetle about her recent visit to Siem Reap. This is what she says: My husband and I were in Siem Reap…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","css_class_manager_body_classes":"","css_class_manager_use_in_post_loop":false},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-1493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","category-main-article","tag-january-2004"],"yoast_head":"\n