Angkor Temples

The Angkor Temples are the highlight of any visit to Cambodia. Hundred of temples are spread in the jungle north of the city of Siem Reap. We took a 3 day pass to see them all, it was well worth it!

Some temples are covered with trees, this one is called "tomb raider"

Some trees are really impressive and are probably here for hundred of years.

The famous Angkor Vat, the main temple of the area and the largest religious building in the world.

The temples were built between the  9th and 13th century but are still well kept and it takes some time to get until the top!

The above temple had 216 faces like these ones.

Except temples we also tried the local food, with the Khmer barbecue! A boiler allows you to cook meat (chicken, beef and crocodile in this picture) and you can also make your own noodle soup in the same dish, a great invention!

Kampong Cham

After 5 days in the south we went back north to Kampong Cham, this little town is 140km north of Phnom Penh.

Kampong Cham is famous for its culinary experience, the locals like to enjoy fried tarentulas and other insects! 

Monks awaiting the boat to cross the river.

Every year after the rainy season people rebuild the longest bamboo bridge in the world.

Kampot

After Phnom Penh we went south to Kampot, it is a little town on the sea side. We stayed in a guest house owned by a French couple, they were very nice with us. The pictures below were taken by a friend we met there, he is quite talented!

We rented scooters to visit the countryside it was funny and quite bumpy!

Locals kids were our guides to visit abandoned caves used as temples and places to hide during the Khmer rouge period.

Kampot is famous for its pepper plantations, the green one is really spicy.

Pili met a monkey and its mom in a temple in the mountains.

We went to Rabbit Island for a day trip, a quiet place with transparent waters.

Phnom Penh

We were gladly suprised by Phnom Penh, it is not as crowded as Vietnam's big cities and seem to have more to offer to tourists. The Khmer style (Cambodians ancestors) is also very different with temples and pagodas of a different type.

The traditional tuk tuk brings you anywhere in the city for 2$.

Khmer temples are beautiful and have a lot of little details.

The Russian market (south of Phnom Penh) is a messy and smelly place that hasn't changed for  decades, but the food  is fantastic!