Banteay Srei temple, Day 3 Siem Reap

Banteay Seei is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and it was cut from stone of pinkish hue and includes some finest carving seen in the world.  Most of the carving are well preserved and many are still in the three dimensional form. The name of the temple means "Citadel of the Women.  Although the size of the temple is relatively small but the well preserved carving is definitely worth the trip.

Afterward we went back to Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm (tomb raider site) to see some of the attractions that we missed in the first day as a result of our fatigue state. There were way too many tourists to get a closer look on the major attractions. There was one tour group from Thailand that have brought 1500 tourists to the site!! The photographer told us the stats. 

This was Preston's last day for the trip and he is flying to Bangkok for a night and then flying back to Calgary the next day. Because his flight is two hours ahead of our schedule, we took him to the international departure terminal to get him checked-in. Unfortunately, the domestic departure terminal to Phnom Penh is on the opposite end and we had to walk outside of the parking lot in blazing 38 degrees, crossing many construction obstacles and lugging our luggage to get to the other side.  I probably aged at least 5 years from the walk. Thank goodness for air con inside and a chair to sit. We were the only ones in the airport.  We were hoping to catch an earlier flight but was told that the flight was cancelled. Two tourists from HK supposed to catch the earlier flight and arrived at the airport to found out that their flight had been cancelled and no one informed them. The cancellation has affected their ability to make connection for the flight to hK and they also have to find a night of accommodation in Phnom Penh. Stressful!!  

The culture here in Siem Reap is a bit too busy than anticipated. Perhaps because of the many international travelers coming to see Angkor Wat and Thom.