King Air C90 report  #3  in Angkor

After the ferry flight and Asian trip, then 3 weeks away from home, my family came for a holiday to Cambodia. The country has one major thing to offer, that are the temples of Angkor near the town of Siem Reap.

With approximately 600 pictures taken of old stones it shows the scale of this site. Angkor Wat is the most famous and largest temple followed by the Bayon temple. In a relatively small area there are 30 to 40 temples and the less known ones offer real India Jones feeling.

Hiking and sneaking around the old ruins or climbing on top high as 80 Meters. The steps are extremely steep and lack equal spacing what makes it a challenge to come down again.     Looking down the steps   

Inside Ankor Wat

All the hotels offer work out facilities but this is not needed. 2-3 hours hiking around in 30°C takes care of the body fitness.  

The Bayon temple with hundreds of sculptured faces

 

Each year a million tourists are coming but still it is possible to find romantic places.

 The artwork is superb!

 And thousand years ago the Khmer rulers knew already what looked nice.

 

 

One way of getting around is by elephant. Not the fastest transport but in style.

Siem Riep has an international airport and actually more traffic than Phnom Penh the Cambodian capital thanks to the tourists. It is possible for a private pilot to fly in himself with his plane but air navigation charges, and handling fees are very expensive. There are several groups working to reduce the fees for light aircraft but for now it’s around 500$ to in fly yourself. (2005) 

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