Cambodia

Is it Wat Damnak or Wat Dam Nak? — September 2015 As I continued my wander around Siem Reap, I came across the Wat Dam Nak or Wat Damnak Temple (ព្រះដំណាក់). The Wat Dam Nak (Wat Damnak; ព្រះដំណាក់) Temple is a Buddhist pagoda, and as I had the time, I had a brief look around the grounds. By Cambodian…

A daytime visit to a night market — September 2015 While wandering around Siem Reap, I popped into the Art Centre Night Market. The place was almost deserted as it was daytime, yet some stalls were open. The Art Centre Night Market, unlike the Old Market that I had visited the day before, was more for tourists than…

A wander around town — September 2015 As I had cut my tour of a local village short, I was back in Siem Reap early, so I wandered around town. In my wanderings, I came across some monks out doing the shopping. And I…

An uncomfortable experience — September 2015 This was an odd stop on the tour. During day 2 of my tour around the Siem Reap area, we stopped at a local village to witness ‘village life’. The experience made me feel very uncomfortable. I went to a house in the village and was introduced to…

Third temple complex of the day — September 2015 The third temple of the day was Pre Rup (ប្រែរូប). I enjoyed my visit to Pre Rup (ប្រែរូប) as it had an ‘authentic’ feel to it, plus there were only a few fellow tourists. Pre Rup (ប្រែរូប) was built during the reign of Rajendravarman (944–968) around the same…

Day 2, temple 2 of the day — continued — September 2015 I continued to explore Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ) and take advantage of having the place almost to myself — the other tourists were still at Banteay Srei Temple (ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយស្រី) or on their way. Cambodia — Day 2: Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia — part… Day 2, temple 2 of the daymedium.com Note the lack of people in the photos below.

Day 2, temple 2 of the day — September 2015 From Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ)) it was about a 20–30-minute drive to Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ). Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ) was, like Angkor Wat (អង្គរវត្ត), built in the Angkorian period — the 12th century — around 1110 to 1150. I spent a little over an hour exploring Banteay Samré (បន្ទាយសំរែ), and…

Day 2 of temples — September 2015 Day 2 of my tour of the temples in Angkor Archaeological Park started with a 50-minute drive from Siem Reap along some very rough roads. On the drive, we passed numerous fields growing rice and went through several small villages. I saw many houses raised on stilts and…