Eventually, I'm went to Angkor Wat, Siem Reap.
The moment we landed Siam Reap airport, a friendly tour guide , Vanna is waiting us at lobby bay. Vanna is 40 ++ gentleman and always try his best to introduce this beautiful country and cultural for us esp the history and background of Angkor Wat. He is extremely professional , is willing to spend time to share all these Hinduism and Buddhism with us. He share his knowledge bout the structure , system and the moral value behind each crafting to us. My advise is if you happen to visit AngkorWat, you MUST hire a authorized tour guide. If not, you will end up with heading no where and frustrated with all these old buildings. Each wall hidden a beautiful story, I very appreciate Vanna's patience and his sharing. At least, I can figure out and different either the building was built or crafted based on Hinduism or Buddhism. From temples's visit, i found that no matter how smart and creative human being is, nature can defeats us. It just matter of time.
Food: Cambodia food is similar with Thai food and Vietnamese food, Tom Yam, SongTham ( Mango Salad), Spring Roll, Green Curry n etc. The most traditional delicacy is Amok, a very popular Khmer dish, but i don't like it as i not keen sticky rice dishes. After meal, Pineapple, Watermelon, and BANANA is a must for desert. Therefore, don't worry bout digestion problem! The food in Siem Reap consider reasonable since they have "tourist menu", the price is triple high compare with local price. Lucky me, all the meal was included in the tour package, we have 3 main courses plus 1 dessert for every meal. "Tourist price" is USD20++; in contrast, USD8 for local customer.Ironically, the beer in city centre pub area is cheaper than normal street @ restaurant. One mug draught beer only cost USD 0.50 , we love Cambodia beer!!!
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