We had lunch at Banyan Tree Restaurant on our way from Kampong Cham to Siem Reap. This place looked presentable and appealing. It also has clean toilets. There were many foreigners having lunch when we chanced by this place. They were also on their way to Siem Reap and the coach they were in had stopped by here for them to take their lunch. Pricing is considered reasonable for foreigner, but otherwise for a local. I don't think this restaurant is in anyway related to the famous Banyan Tree Resort.
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| Banyan Tree Restaurant |
We reached Siem Reap in the evening and need to find a place for dinner fast enough before we run our night programme for the children at MIKI Home.
(
https://www.facebook.com/MikiHomeCambodia.) Near to MIKI Home at Siem Reap, there wasn't a eatery big enough to cater our group of 16. Most of the eateries only have seats for a few people. Hence we have to make do with this only place for dinner that was about to close for the day. Guess what, the local food was surprisingly nice.
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| Makan House near Thunborey Hotel |
We had a day off at Siem Reap. We did our visitation to some attractions in Siem Reap and also took the opportunity to try out the eateries. Cool Corner Pizza Restaurant served both local and western food. Nice food, nice ambience, reasonable pricing and free WIFI. I will surely visit this place when I visit Cambodia again. It is nearby to the Old Market.
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| Cool Corner Pizza Restaurant |
Father's Restaurant (
http://www.fathersrestaurant.com/) has both asian and western dishes, it also served very nice local dishes, Khmer. As far as I can recall. Almost all the food we had eaten was presentable and nice. Go for the safer choice of either chicken or fish, as beef is usually overcooked.
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| Father's Restaurant |
Away from the buzz of the night market and pub street, Thunborey Hotel is not far from it. Just a short walk and you can reach Old Market, shop and eat into the night. The hotel didn't look appealing from the outside, but it was not so from the inside.
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| Thunborey Hotel |
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| Happening near our hotel |
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| Structures near Old Market |
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| Old Market |
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| Night Market cum Pub Street |
It was still early after dinner at Father's Restaurant. So we went for some ice-cream at The Blue Pumpkin to be re-charged for second round of night shopping.
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| The Blue Pumpkin |
One of the mission activities at Siem Reap was to bring the children from MIKI Home for an excursion to The Silk Farm. It was very meaningful and the children were very obedient and attentive during the excursion trip. Guess we benefited from it as well, visiting one of the attraction in Cambodia.
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| The Silk Farm |
During R&R at Siem Reap, we visited Kampong Pluk Floating Village, Angkor Wat and Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom.
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| Kampong Pluk Floating Village |
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| Angkor Wat |
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| Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom |
I realised I was so ignorant. I thought the ruin was only Angkor Wat. The whole Angkor area is quite huge, with many other ruins at the Angkor complex. I would want to visit this place again to personally experience the many ruins that was not refurnish. Passes are sold in one-day (US$20), three-day (US$40) and seven-day (US$60) blocks that must be used on consecutive days. Visiting hours are 5:00AM - 6:00PM. Angkor Wat closes at 6:00PM, Banteay Srey closes at 5:00PM and Kbal Spean at 3:00PM. Always carry your ticket. It will be checked upon each park entry and at major temples. There is a significant fine for not possessing a valid ticket inside the park.
To know more about places of interest in Cambodia, do check out the following website showing the attractions by province.
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