Siem Reap (Khmer: ក្រុងសៀមរាប,pronounced [siəm riəp]; Thai: เสียมราฐ) is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and a popular resort town as the gateway to Angkor region.
It was very interesting to learn from one of our guides that the name Siem Reap actually means "defeat of the Siemese", referring to the time in history when the Siemese were driven out by the Cambodians.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, a Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handycraft shops, silk farms, rice-paddies in the countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake.
Honestly...there was so much to do...and so much to EAT and so little time. ..We tasted many interesting and delicious things during our time here. Siem Reap today is a a major tourist town, because it is the gateway to the Angkor region and a great starting point for exploring the temples.
We were very fortunate to take the time to wander through the streets of Siem Reap both day and night and delve into some of the great experiences it has to offer.
Super delicious $1 smoothies just outSide the market.
Extra thin $1 pancakes made from a small ball of dough right in front of your eyes.
Delicious restaurants. ..Mexican, Italian, Khmer, you name it, you can find it. ...so many culinary choices.
Fried Ice Cream. Choose your flavour, it's made right away.
So good and so fresh.
Fish massage anyone? We did all except David, because he had a cut on his foot. The slogans are too funny.
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