Hello everyone and welcome to my channel
My name is Milé Rubio
and in today's video I'm going to talk about a place
that I'm obsess with
It has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl
and I'm talking about Cambodia- Angkor Wat
I remember the first time I saw this place
I was 11 or 12 years old
was in a TV show from the History Channel
that is called Life after people.
When I saw that tree coming through that building
I said to myself " One day I will go to visit this place"
Thank God, I had the chance to go last year
It was a unbelievable experience
for me that I love the architecture, archaeology and history .
Definitely, Cambodia and Angkor Wat will make your feel like a real Indiana Jones .
If you are planning to go or have curiosity about this wonderful place
I am going to talk about a bit of history
some experiences and advice for you to plan your trip.
so let's get started!!
Angkor Wat is considered the largest religious monument in the world
It has 162 hectares.... It's massive.
It was build in the 12th century by the Khmer Empire
It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple of god Vishnu
but gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple.
It was abandoned in the 17th century
because of social problems in the country at the time.
It was until the 19th century that a french Naturalist
was visiting Cambodia and accidentally he discovered
the monuments in bad conditions while walking in the middle of the jungle
All the buildings were consumed by nature.
He decided to come back to the civilization and tell everyone about his discovery
Since then, it became an important tourist place
and also the main focus of restoration and preservation
The rumors said that there are still a lot of monuments to be found
because of the massive jungle.
If you love History, in here you will see unique details in
every single columns and walls tells a story from that time
Every single wall and details are unique and that is what makes it spectacular.
When you go to Angkor Wat
You will arrive to an international airport
It may be Phnom Penh that is the Capital or to Sihanoukville
Also ( I'm not sure about it) to Siem Reap
"SIEM REAP IT HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT"
From Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville you will have to take a bus
that is the cheapest way
I believed cost 8 USD and it is like 8 hours of travel
You won't arrive to Angkor Wat directly
Siem Rie is the city that you will stay and
from there to Angkor Wat is about 5 Kilometer
You have the option to get around in a tuk tuk
rent a car or bicycle
I do really recommend to make friends with the tuk tuk driver
our driver was really nice and helpful
and offered us to take us around the temples the next day
for 18 USD a day for both of us.
When you go to visit Angkor Wat, you have to pay to enter the area
every time you go inside a monument, there is someone checking for the ticket
They have different prices
1 day cost 37 USD, 3 days 62 USD and 7 days 72 USD
We arrived the first day at noon, and just visited around the city ( Siem Reap)
The next day, our driver picked us up pretty early, around 4 am
to go to see the sunrise
When We get there, I felt that the monument looked smaller that what I had in my mind
from the pictures of people and videos that I watched before the trip.
at the end it has a medium size ... It is smaller from what I had in mind, but still amazing .
The sunrise was wonderful, but again so different from those videos and photos
That day was cloudy and the sunrise wasn't as in the pictures
but still an unique experience for us.
At that time, there is a lot of people trying to catch the best shoot
One big recommendation is that in Asia, it has an especific dress code
when you go to visit religious places
If you haven't watch my video about if you are a tourist or a traveler
LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX
I suggest to go to watch it so you don't make the same mistakes
The idea is to dress with comfortable and fresh clothes
because it is so hot out there
Another recommendation is that before traveling
do your research and print or buy the places and history you are going to visit.
In my opinion, when you know the history and the design of the building.
Maybe it's because I'm an architect,
But as soon as you enter the building,
you will understand the design and the history behind it
definitely you will live it and enjoy it even more.
The other temple that I visited and loved
It was Ta Prohm
"I guess it is pronounce that way "
This is the temple that I told you about, where the jungle "eat" it up
The restoration and preservation that they are doing is
basically just keeping the structures safe for the visitors
But they still keep letting nature to take her place.
This place is unbelievable.... You can't understand in your head
how a big tree like that grew on top of this building
how it ended up on top and its roots found the way down to the floor.
Just amazing
To Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm we went twice
The next day we decided to rent some bikes and visit again the monuments
On the way you can rest and feed the monkeys on the road
This day we visited later in the day from 10am to 4 pm
Personally I enjoyed and liked visiting the temples more in the noon- afternoon time
because there are less people, less crowded
You could take your time to sit, enjoy and take better pictures
The 3rd day we went to other temples. We asked again the tuk tuk driver
and he drove us to a different monuments that were less "popular" far away
This trip for me was an unique and unbelievable experience
and if you are planning to go you already know
read the history, dress correctly and bring your umbrella or hat for the bright sun
At the end I think it is all about the attitude
If you are going to go to places like this is because you really like it.
Not everyone like to go to see ruins...
If you are going is because you are interested what happened in that place
the architecture, the design and the history
Personally, I would come back to this place
just because I felt that there are a lot of things to see and 3 days wasn't enough
This is all for today, I hope this video
gives you an idea about this wonderful place in Cambodia.
That it helps you to finally decided to go
In the comments below, tell me about what is your dream historic place that you would love to visit!!
Mine was Angkor Wat, that now I checked from my list
but the place that I am obsessed with is Egypt
Since I was a kid I have been interested in everything related with the pyramids,
its design, the why, how, for what... anyway
it is something that I am obsessed and passionated about
and I can't wait to have the chance to go there :)
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If you are going to Cambodia or somewhere else, I wish you a good trip
and I hope to see you in the next video
see you.... Chao
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