Well the inevitable happened so about three weeks ago Gabri gave me a farewell hug and flew back to Italy. Than I hopped on a long distance bus and didn't get off until I've reached Siem Reap in Cambodia. This city is only special because it is the closest place to Angkor, the ancient ruin city of the Khmer empire. This place is jam-packed with beautiful temples and palaces each one with it's own unique style and features. I spent three full days around the temples but only managed to see parts of the whole thing. No surprise that one of the Hindu temples called Angkor Wat is the largest religious building on the planet.
After visiting Angkor I pressed on into the east side of Cambodia to the city called Kampong Cham that lays on the banks of the magnificent Mekong river. After soaking in some quite post-French colonial atmosphere I continued to the capitol Phnom Penh, where I spent a bit less than a week. This city is real happening especially the big markets that are scattered around the whole downtown area. Visiting some museums I also had a chance to learn about the horrible and insane traumas that the four years of Khmer Rouge regime caused to the people of Cambodia. Leaving Phnom Penh my next stop was Battambang that is the second biggest city in Cambodia but still have a quite small town feel to it.
It took me a few days on a bicycle to discover the old Buddhist temples and monasteries around the contryside here.
Unfortunately since my unofficial photographer Gabri was by this time back in Di Lago Maggiore happily munching on mamma's cannelloni, I have no pictures of this segment of the travel.
All I could come up whit are these few pics of Angkor. Well as they say you gotta do with what you've got :-) Enjoy.
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