Actually we wanted to include in Siem Reap for a cheap hotel. But since the next 6 days the temples are gewitmet have but what we chose to pool all Schicki Micki. We only treat anything.
to the temples, we will now write nothing. It's just too much that has produced the history of this place. Since we have to just look at Wikipedia and various other pages link out there in heaps on the net. Let's talk just the pictures. This is only even mentioned what extent has Ankor. Of the many temples that exist here were living, for example, in one of them called Ta Prohm 80,000 people. And as I said there is only one of many.
Ankor The first two days we have mastered a bicycle tour. For the out of town facilities, we have a TukTuk taken.
one is in any case. It is large, it is mystical, it is fascinating, it is breathtaking, it's a snap. Peter Well, too bad you did not take your time.
Before we head to Siem Reap we eingegroovt only a little bit to the next temple. Specifically in the Sambor Prei Kuk temple complex.
The history of Tempelstaette goes back to the late 6th Century, when King Mahendravarman Cambodia united and Sambor Prei Kuk made it his capital. Of 610-628 carried the city's name Ishanapura that is traced back to the same king. In this time the oldest surviving buildings in the three temple groups, which then housed the biggest temple in Southeast Asia. The Ruins consist of more than 150 temples and towers, covering an area of over 300 hectares. There are three major complexes, which were surrounded by walls. Sambor Prei Kuk was 944 base seized power Rajendravarman II, who ascended the throne of Angkor. It was then left town and the name Sambur Prei Kuk disappeared from the history books.
Without TukTuk Waehren the journey is not to deal with there. Since it had rained in the night, was the road that is only a broad dirt track, mighty muddy. Two tourists who were on a rented Mopet way, one could hardly distinguish from the road. After 30km you can see from simple as the street. And potholes the size of inflatable paddling pool. Of course, with a stuffing.
1: Somewhere there's always a place. Figure 2: Landscape on the way to Kompong Thom. Figure 3: Harvest is retracted. Figure 4: Electrical Repair in Kompong Thom. Figure 5: Rice harvest. Figure 6: Life in the countryside is easy but people are really friendly. 7: Annette received at the temple of verkaufstuechtigen children. Our driver was happy. Figure 8: Temple firmly in the grip of strangler figs. 9: Us she has not yet caught. 10: Of this temple there is only the gate, which is held by a strangler fig. 11: Everywhere the gnawing tooth of time. 12: Sambor Prei Kuk is still a sacred place. Einheimiche in their spiritual devotion. Figure 13: Entrance to the temple Loewe. Figure 14: The dilapidated reliefs seem very mystical.
Well now we are in Cambodia. Phnom Penh is our first stop. Here you can choose whether you pay in dollars or riel. We have even a little of everything. The hotels are cheaper again, as the food. What pleased us and the pocketbook. In addition, tourists are hardly move. The city has only 1.2 million inhabitants, making it very clear. But the traffic is like everywhere in Asia. There is only one traffic rule. All road users have tacitly agreed not to collide. Phnom Penh is on the river Tonte Sap and the Mekong. As we stood on the riverbank, we were amazed. The Tonte Sap flows upstream. This is absolutely unique in the world. We were told, that leads to the dryness of the river a little water. The water level of the sea and then lies about the Mekong river level Tonte Sap. Consequently, it must flow upwards. The first day we are a little in the city walking around. want to keep abreast of TukTuk riders must have a load. First, we have looked at the Stupa Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom is the most famous stupa of Phnom Penh. Built on a 27m high artificial hill with 300m diameter. According to legend, had the construction led in 1372, the wealthy widow Daun Chi Penh, after five Buddha statues, four bronze and found a stone in a Koki tree trunk on the banks of the Mekong, by a huge tidal wave was washed downriver. Then it went on to Ounalom Wat. Ounalom Wat was built in 1443 in order to store a hair of the Buddha. So also really important stupa. we have the National Museum a few olle stones and statues admired, the 4th from the teiweise and 5 Th century. Per TukTuk we went to concentration camps Choenung Ek. Here Pol Pot's men have killed 17,000 people detained and sometimes brutally. Just as the Tuol Sleng Museum that formerly served as a school and was converted under Pol Pot to jail, torture and execution facility. We were more than concerned, because the regime has detained all by photography and is now exhibited in part. Dark spots are available in many national stories. to cheer us on the last day to the Royal Palace which was unfortunately closed because the king wanted to relax in the garden a little in his hammock and the Silver Pagoda. The soil is covered with 5,000 silver tiles. Each of them weighs 1kg. We also have spent even a really nice evening with the couch surfing community of Phnom Penh. In a German restaurant. There were buffet and BBQ. As the cook is German, we have sweetened with egg salad, meatloaf, potato salad and shish kebab in the evening. 1: minibuses see here sometimes like this. Pretty stingy with seats. Figure 2: For etweas more money there is a TukTuk. Figure 3: How do you say so beautiful: on horseback. Figure 4: Annette examined the hair of the Bhudda at Wat Ounalom. 5: Wat Phnom. Monks gather at morgentlichen train through the town money and Edible: Figure 6. Figure 7: Once again landed on the market. Figure 8: Somehow a laugh at. 9: Annette quite interested in the museum. 10: broken nose. In the 5th Century was all Tacko. Figure 11: This is no laughing matter. In particular, the fixing of the number. 12: Annette in a Gefaengnistrackt of the Tuol Sleng Museum. Figure 13: Annette before photos of the executed inmates. Of these Stellwaenden were countless. Figure 14: The rules for the inmates. 15: We Silver Pagoda before. 16: Stupa at the Royal Palace. 17: Couch Surfer at feuchtfroehlichen together.
