We arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia yesterday. The rainy season here started about a month ago. We went to Angkor Wat today. It was a cloudy day (still hot and stuffy), so the photos did not turn out as well as I had hoped. Here are two of the nicest I have. If the weather is nicer over the next few days, we may go back to Angkor Wat since we bought a three-day ticket that can be used over a ten-day period to visit all the temples in the area.
Angkor Wat
Cloudy day ? at Angkor Wat
House Keeping
I think the hotel housekeeping crew got a little carried away welcoming Kenric.
Looks like Kenric Erickson gets both sides of the bed! Our hotel room is USD $12 per night and it comes with breakfast! Maybe because it’s the rainy season now.
I’m going to eat this omelette before Kenric joins me for breakfast even though I really want him to see this. The young lady at the hotel restaurant said it’s her smile for me because I always smile at her. ❤❤❤❤
Ta Prohm Temple
It was quite a sight. The power of nature.
Rice Fields
We love Siem Reap. There is much more to love besides temples. The people are really nice too.
Kampong Phluk
We took a boat ride on Tonle Sap, the “Great Lake” about an hour from Siem Reap. Our driver, Haung, said that at the height of the rainy season, the water level is much higher. In really wet years, it could reach the bottom of the houses. From afar, the floating village comes with a certain romance, but life here is tough. We hope the children here can get a good education or learn marketable skills to help lift their families out of poverty.
Map of Places Visited
Rainy Season at Siem Reap
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Angkor Wat: 13.412500, 103.867000
Ta Prohm Temple: 13.434900, 103.889000
Kampong Phluk: 13.211200, 103.974000
Angkor Wat Angkor Wat ខេត្តសៀមរាប, Cambodia
Ta Prohm Temple Ta Prohm ខេត្តសៀមរាប, Cambodia
Kampong Phluk Kampong Phluk floating village ខេត្តសៀមរាប, Cambodia
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