Day 2 Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom

Eventually got up for breakfast at about 9am after the best nights  for week.

Breakfast consists of eggs of your choice and bacon with a small selection of 

juice fruit and a really nice small jar of yoghurt.

As arrange of with our Tuk Tuk it was of to get our tickets for Angkor Wat.

We had decided upon getting a three day ticket for $40 which do not have to be used on consecutive days but within 1 week.

Children under 12 years are free but you must have their passport with you.

All the ticket purchasing done we head further up the road to our first stop at Angkor Wat complex.

We looked the temples up on line before we came but the size of each temple and and the area around each one is very impressive considering they are up to 1200 yrs old.

There are so many carvings carved surfaces and and many were originally decorated with gold leaf etc.

It is a hotter day as there is more sun rather than cloud and we take an option to keep in the shade which follows the tree line to the right as you go through the first gate. 

There are also the toilet facilities around this area but they are not sign posted.

From the side you can enter the main part of the temple and wander around most parts.

There are a couple of scams going on. In various places there are both Hindu and Buddhist statues where you are given and incense stick and instructed to bow etc etc and then make an offering at the foot of the statue where upon the person lift a small towel or similar and reveals a $5 and $10 note and requests similar.

Travel Tip  Carry small change such as a few local Reals for such purposes

As we leave and find our Tuk Tuk we also have a coconut ice cream from a local vendor ie moped with esky on the back 2 for $1.
We head off towards Angkor Thom and stop for a photo at the south gate to an even bigger complex about 5 x the size of Angkor Wat

The main temple once inside Angkor Thom is Prasat Bayon which is a smaller structure once inside and is easy to get disoriented and separated from each other as each corner is much like the last and there are far fewer people visiting.

We headed of for some lunch and rest to an area just to the north and had mix of local cuisine at tourist prices but again the food was OK.

After lunch we headed across the road to the Terrace of the Elephants which allows an elevated walk back south towards Prasat Bayon and views of other temples etc.

The southern end conceals the entrance to a royal palace which again has an elevated walkway which would have originally been over water.

This area is much less visited and quite pleasant without the sellers etc.

Its back to the hotel from here which isn't too far as we are supposedly the closest
hotel to Angkor Wat

We spend a few hours around the pool and blogging.
For the evening and dinner we head back into town again by Tuk Tuk and get of  near pub street to head across the river to Siem Reap art centre market.
This market had much less hassle with less of the "you buy you buy free looking"
and is very clean and tidy.
We end up buying two small back packs for the boys with a well known brand attached for school.
They appear to be well made even if they are not originals and some fishermans style pants for Em.

We head back across the river over the now neon lit bridge "pretty pretty " we look for somewhere for dinner and find a small place down Pub St Alley Angkor Famous which appears to have quite a few more
 refined eating establishments.

We ended up at one that we not as refined but was busy and Ummm ! value for money.
All drinks were 2 for the price of one or just a mere $3.50 for a JUG