Cambodia in Pictures
We spent two weeks in Siem Reap, Cambodia which gave us the time to see some amazing things—many of those courtesy of Dani Jump of Bees Unlimited. Here are some of what we saw during our stay.
We spent two weeks in Siem Reap, Cambodia which gave us the time to see some amazing things—many of those courtesy of Dani Jump of Bees Unlimited. Here are some of what we saw during our stay.
We didn't do much on Day 160. The girls got massages (again) and we ate pizza at Belmiro's for the last time, because the next day we'd be leaving Cambodia for Thailand.
Over at Boing Boing, Tom writes about our first experience with Bees Unlimited as we went exploring the lesser-seen areas of Angkor Archaeological Park and saw the ingenuity and experienced the kindness of the Khmer people. Oh, and we had a few tense moments with some giant honeybees.
Today we had another tour with Dani of Bees Unlimited, this time we'd scheduled his Discover Siem Reap Tour. It didn't start until 2:00 p.m., though, so we had plenty of time to walk into old town for an early lunch at Haven, Siem Reap's trendiest eatery.
Dani from Bees Unlimited takes us on a walk deep into the forests surrounding Angkor Thom. We saw a lot of cool things tourists don't ususally see.
Every so often we find a local organization that Frankie can join up with for a little while to actually play a game against other kids. And that's just what happened in Siem Reap.
This was the last day our passes to Angkor Archaeological Park were valid, so once again we hired Dara to take us around the "Grand Tour Circuit," this time on his tuk tuk. He picked us up at 8:30 a.m. in front of the hotel, and in short order, we headed off to Angkor.
For the next three days, we didn't do much of anything.
We hire a driver to take us 50 km north of Siem Reap to visit Kbal Spean, Banteay Srei (the Citadel of Women) and hte Landmine Museum. We only had three (very different) experiences today, but it was a lot of travel.
Our family loved Siem Reap and found numerous kid-friendly activities to keep our 11- and 8-year-olds captivated and the adults just as happy. These ten suggestions run the gamut from educational to heart-warming to just plain fun—all the things that make Siem Reap and the Khmer so amazing.