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Siem Reap to Beng Mealea. Not wanting to take the highway to DamDek and up the asfalted road we decided on using smaller roads along the old angkorian road 66...good plan? Yes & no...beginning was fine roads, followed by a good oll "bunker" through rice fields which wasn't planned at all! (to the horror of line feeling a bit desperate & lost) we ended up on a rideable dirt road...which took us to another rocky rd...to another...to finally rocky Route 66 & on to our destination.
Beng Mealea temple is impressive...it is mostly the combination of nature & the old remains that make it beautifull. The temple is huge, as it is build along the same lines as Angkor Wat, nature has completely taken over the remains with tree roots growing through the walls & ceillings making it a very nice place to walk around indeed. If not for others walking around, it would certainly give a good indiana jones experience.
We will be sleeping in a very basic homestay, but it has all we need. It is a room with a musquito net, no matress, mirror, shower etc here...same price as fancy hotel rooms we had before though ;-) Another proof that quality really doesn't have to relate to cost. By luck we met another Belgian couple on the road in front of the temple (www.tourdesreligions.wordpress.com) which we talked with for a while since they are planning to do the same (difficult to judge) trip (Rt66) as we planned...They push on to 'Ou' today already (I guess a good 20km down a decent rd) so we will meet up with them first thing tomorrow & then push through the wilderness together...if it wasn't for them probably we would have taken the detour route along Koh Ker after all, since this is more "calculated".
Anyway, last mission of today is go look around for some food that doesn't set us back a fortune (temple side restaurant golddiggers...tourist = ATM machine? Do you see a powerplug or money coming out of our arse?) Well, looked around for food, there isn't a lot in this town...meaning nothing. Negotiated food down to half the original price (still paying a solid 2$ for a plate) & getting a bad chicken noodle soup so ordering a third dish to have some dinner. She only charged us 1$ for the bad soup...what a gesture...at least there was one.
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Siem Reap to Beng Mealea. Not wanting to take the highway to DamDek and up the asfalted road we decided on using smaller roads along the old angkorian road 66...good plan? Yes & no...beginning was fine roads, followed by a good oll "bunker" through rice fields which wasn't planned at all! (to the horror of line feeling a bit desperate & lost) we ended up on a rideable dirt road...which took us to another rocky rd...to another...to finally rocky Route 66 & on to our destination. Beng Mealea temple is impressive...it is mostly the combination of nature & the old remains that make it beautifull. The temple is huge, as it is build along the same lines as Angkor Wat, nature has completely taken over the remains with tree roots growing through the walls & ceillings making it a very nice place to walk around indeed. If not for others walking around, it would certainly give a good indiana jones experience.
We will be sleeping in a very basic homestay, but it has all we need. It is a room with a musquito net, no matress, mirror, shower etc here...same price as fancy hotel rooms we had before though ;-) Another proof that quality really doesn't have to relate to cost. By luck we met another Belgian couple on the road in front of the temple (www.tourdesreligions.wordpress.com) which we talked with for a while since they are planning to do the same (difficult to judge) trip (Rt66) as we planned...They push on to 'Ou' today already (I guess a good 20km down a decent rd) so we will meet up with them first thing tomorrow & then push through the wilderness together...if it wasn't for them probably we would have taken the detour route along Koh Ker after all, since this is more "calculated".Anyway, last mission of today is go look around for some food that doesn't set us back a fortune (temple side restaurant golddiggers...tourist = ATM machine? Do you see a powerplug or money coming out of our arse?) Well, looked around for food, there isn't a lot in this town...meaning nothing. Negotiated food down to half the original price (still paying a solid 2$ for a plate) & getting a bad chicken noodle soup so ordering a third dish to have some dinner. She only charged us 1$ for the bad soup...what a gesture...at least there was one.
Hey schatten,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLeuk jullie weer terug te zien, je lijkt wel wat moe op de foto's Line maar wel tevreden.
Goed dat Ardan goed kan onderhandelen, zowel om door te zetten met fietsen op slechte wegen als onderhandelen over voedselprijzen. Zolang je er maar geen tourista van krijgt.
Knuf mams Mieke
Ela ela, dat Ardan goed kan onderhandelen is misschien waar, maar ik onderhandel hier zelf ook wel regelmatig over de voedselprijzen en accomodatieprijzen. Ik denk dat ik dit de laatste tijd altijd gedaan heb :)
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