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Cambodia Snaptshots: West Baray in Siem Reap

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I’m posting another Cambodia Snapshot. Non-Food. Lol. I noticed several consecutive posts are all about food and I won’t have you thinking my life revolves around food. Hahaha! So I sifted through my photo archive for some Cambodia landscape shots and here’s one that grabbed my attention.

West Baray Siem Reap

West Baray in Siem Reap. Looks interesting right?

It’s a popular picnic place for Khmers. There are huts, hammocks, bbq and a random assortment of food vendors. What makes it more interesting though, is that, its not a beach, a river. Rather, its a man made reservoir built during the 11th century. There’s also the West Mebon temple ruins in the midst of all that water.

The snapshot was taken during the summer season hence the low water level.

I’m also linking up this post to Our World Tuesday Meme.

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Cambodia Snapshots: Stairs to Phnom Santuk

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Going up to see Phnom Santuk in Kampong Thom and its reclining Buddha and other shrines, you get to pass through these ornate stairs..This place is a popular pilgrimage site for Khmers.

Stairs to Phnom Santuk, Kampong Thom

Cambodia really has a lot of hidden gems. If only you go out of the way, or perhaps go where the locals go. If we played the typical tourist and relied mainly on the guidebook, then we’d never find these out of the way gems. We’d have ended up in some usual tourist trap and buying cigar lighters as souvenirs. I think places like this, though out of the way and not popular with tourists, are very much worth visiting.

Also an entry to Wordless Wednesday Photo Meme.

Cambodia Snapshot: Fresh Seafood

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On weekends, we usually alot a half day just for cruisin’ the local market. I don’t know, but I find them extra fascinating. There are lots of interesting things you can find. The sights, smell, the chaos, the colors, they are just so awesome.

Last time, we went to Central Market looking for some house warming gifts for my sister, so we were browsing some TGGS Home. But for some reason, we ended up in the seafood section. Hahaha! I don’t know why. Hi-ace said, its because we got lost, but I think we just gravitated naturally to that area. The smell beckons, you know.

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And I’m glad we did go there, coz I saw the one above. It’s some kind of shell fish. I don’t know what its called and I haven’t tried a cooked one. But it sure looks seafood-licious!

Cambodia Snapshots: Bank Krohom

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My most recent Cambodia Snapshot post was dated September 14th! Wow. So more than two months have passed. I have really been a lousy blogger as of late. I do hope I could get back into the habit of posting regularly.

National Bank of Cambodia

So what’s my snapshot for this week? This is the Cambodian National Bank headquarters along Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh. Khmers usually refer to this building as Bank Krohom {Red Bank} because of the bold red-pink exterior paint. Definitely a city landmark. I do wonder if this will continue to function as the National Bank since a new, huge National Bank complex is being constructed along Hanoi Road..

Cambodia Snapshots: White Lady Statue in Kep

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This is a snapshot of the white lady seductress statue of Kep. This place is my favorite weekend destination here in Cambodia. It’s quiet, relaxing, picturesque and the seafood..don’t even get me started on that. This White Lady Statue stands guard in front of Kep Beach and is considered one of the landmarks of the area.

Forgot to post this last Sunday. I’m sorry, sometimes I just feel like I’m going seriously senile. I only remembered this when I was looking for dock lighting and the edited photos were in the same folder. But anyway, if you’re a regular visitor here, you know already, I always miss updating. Hahaha!

Cambodia Snapshots: Reclining Buddha @ Phnom Santuk

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Some places in Cambodia can be incredibly ‘touristed’ and crowded. But there are still hidden gems, some out of the way places usually just known and visited by locals. One of these is Phnom Santuk in Kampong Thom. It’s possible to climb high up the mountain using the heavily carved stone staircases. Among those you can see atop is this reclining Buddha..

 

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