The city of the mighty Danube. The city of Buda and Pest. The city where Western and Eastern influences collide shaping its food, culture, history and architecture. Remnants of past Turkish rule and the bygone Austro-Hungarian empire are all too apparent in the many thermal baths and Vienna style cafes …
Sintra, a quaint Portugese town set amidst Serra de Sintra mountains, is known for its fairy-tale palaces, Romanticism style of architecture, vast gardens and thickly wooded forests. And a fairy-tale land Sintra is! With its abundant colorful and quirky castles and palaces, its old town’s winding alleys, and its green …
We made Bratislava a day’s stopover while traveling from Budapest to Vienna. And I am glad we did. Bratislava has that old world charm with beautiful buildings, winding alleys and streets full of cafes. It isn’t as packed as nearby Budapest and Vienna, so it’s easy to wander around unhurried in …
So Day 3 started with an early bus ride back to Phnom Penh. We booked Giant Ibis bus.One way ticket costs around $20. It has a couple of stopovers during the 6 hr long journey for breakfast and coffee. The journey was very comfortable and was spent chatting, napping and reading. …
This visit was quite accidental. We thought we had told Mr Ben to take us to the Rulous group of temples, instead he gathered that we wanted to visit the Floating village. So, when the tuk tuk stopped, we found ourselves staring not at temple ruins, but a wide open …
It was just over noon when we left Angkor Wat. From here it was time to head out to another temple: Banteay Srei. It lies 20-25 km away from Angkor and is an hour’s journey in the tuktuk. This ride costs $20 extra from the day’s tuk tuk ride. Setting off …
Excitement woke me up the next morning. It was time for sunrise at Angkor Wat, the grandest religious monument in the world. Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, Angkor Wat is not just a temple; it is an entire city in itself. Much has been written about it, and I …
After an extremely hectic but satisfying day, it was time to attend to those broken legs. In Siem Reap, after a day of back breaking and leg breaking jumping and climbing through the temples, a relaxing foot massage is a must. This should be followed by hitting the Pub Street …
Our next stop after Angkor Thom was the temple made popular by Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft. Just stepping into Ta Prohm‘s borders was like stepping into a bygone era, a world far away from reality. Left in the hands of nature’s elements, unprotected and decaying, the jungle has quite literally taken over this …
With a hearty breakfast in our tummies and about 2 hrs of sleep, we set out for the day. Cambodia has a rich cultural heritage dating back many centuries. The center point of this heritage is Angkor region in Siem Reap, which was the site of the capital city of …
