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Food scene

The biggest local market offer a fascinating shopping experience, discover local food and products mixing of colors, odors and sounds while browsing through the small alleys, meet some of the friendliest Khmer people and be amazed by the affordable prices. It is where you truly experience the walking tour by seeing interesting daily trading, fresh vegetables, herbs meats, fishes and take your opportunity to try local breakfast or homemade deep fries, snacks, cakes as well as fresh homegrown fruits including papayas, bananas, watermelon and other exotic fruits. The main entrance to the market is found in the centre of the facade facing onto National Road Six and is the best place to start. Come early and the place will be buzzing with locals going about the everyday business of shopping for their family or their restaurant.
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Phsar Leu Thom Thmey
National Road 6
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The biggest local market offer a fascinating shopping experience, discover local food and products mixing of colors, odors and sounds while browsing through the small alleys, meet some of the friendliest Khmer people and be amazed by the affordable prices. It is where you truly experience the walking tour by seeing interesting daily trading, fresh vegetables, herbs meats, fishes and take your opportunity to try local breakfast or homemade deep fries, snacks, cakes as well as fresh homegrown fruits including papayas, bananas, watermelon and other exotic fruits. The main entrance to the market is found in the centre of the facade facing onto National Road Six and is the best place to start. Come early and the place will be buzzing with locals going about the everyday business of shopping for their family or their restaurant.
Busy budget & outdoor fruit & vegetable market also selling local Khmer dishes, clothing & jewelry.
Phsar Samaki Vegetable & Fruit Market
Busy budget & outdoor fruit & vegetable market also selling local Khmer dishes, clothing & jewelry.
An evening at 60 Road in Siem Reap is to experience a unique atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else in the city. You won’t see many tourists, but you’ll need a local to invite you. Here’s where to find it. Every so often, my Khmer colleagues went to a place called 60 Road, an off-beat hangout accessed via a 15-minute ride outside of the centre of town’s thriving area of Pub Street and just around the corner from the main road that leads you to the Angkor Wat temple complex. This was local living in Siem Reap.
Street 60
Street 60
An evening at 60 Road in Siem Reap is to experience a unique atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else in the city. You won’t see many tourists, but you’ll need a local to invite you. Here’s where to find it. Every so often, my Khmer colleagues went to a place called 60 Road, an off-beat hangout accessed via a 15-minute ride outside of the centre of town’s thriving area of Pub Street and just around the corner from the main road that leads you to the Angkor Wat temple complex. This was local living in Siem Reap.
Millions of tourists come to Siem Reap, Cambodia every year to experience the magic of Angkor Wat, but when the sun goes down and the temples have been conquered, where is the place to be in Siem Reap? The answer is clear: Pub Street.
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Street 08
Street 08
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Millions of tourists come to Siem Reap, Cambodia every year to experience the magic of Angkor Wat, but when the sun goes down and the temples have been conquered, where is the place to be in Siem Reap? The answer is clear: Pub Street.

Sightseeing

Preah Enkosei (mid 10th century) Preah Enkosei is the only Siem Reap-period temple located in modern Siem Reap. It was built in the mid 10th century by a high-ranking Brahmin named Divakarabhata who married the daughter of Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968). The temple comprises two sanctuaries placed side-by-side, with the central sanctuary on-axis with the east gopura. The symmetry of the site suggests that a third tower was part of the original design, but it was either never completed or totally destroyed (the lack of any foundation stones suggest the former). In keeping with 10th century precedent the temple is built almost entirely of brick with a handful of sandstone features such as pediments and door jambs. The main object of interest is the pediment on the larger sanctuary that depicts Indra on his mount Airavata. Although the Indra image is now missing (possibly due to vandalism) the pediment is in otherwise remarkable condition despite its ten centuries in the open environment. Above the Indra/Airavata pair is a frieze depicting the Churning of the Ocean of Milk.
Wat Preah Enkosey Monastery
Preah Enkosei (mid 10th century) Preah Enkosei is the only Siem Reap-period temple located in modern Siem Reap. It was built in the mid 10th century by a high-ranking Brahmin named Divakarabhata who married the daughter of Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968). The temple comprises two sanctuaries placed side-by-side, with the central sanctuary on-axis with the east gopura. The symmetry of the site suggests that a third tower was part of the original design, but it was either never completed or totally destroyed (the lack of any foundation stones suggest the former). In keeping with 10th century precedent the temple is built almost entirely of brick with a handful of sandstone features such as pediments and door jambs. The main object of interest is the pediment on the larger sanctuary that depicts Indra on his mount Airavata. Although the Indra image is now missing (possibly due to vandalism) the pediment is in otherwise remarkable condition despite its ten centuries in the open environment. Above the Indra/Airavata pair is a frieze depicting the Churning of the Ocean of Milk.
Located just west of the royal residence is this shrine. Said to represent two Angkorian princesses, these sacred statues were originally housed at the Preah Poan gallery in Angkor Wat, but were moved all over Siem Reap to protect them from invaders, eventually settling here in 1990. Locals throng here to pray for luck, especially newlyweds, and it is an atmospheric place to visit around dusk, as the incense smoke swirls around. Next to the shrine are the tall trees of the Royal Gardens, home to a resident colony of fruit bats (also known as flying foxes), which takes off to feed on insects around dusk.
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Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chom Temple
National Road 6
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Located just west of the royal residence is this shrine. Said to represent two Angkorian princesses, these sacred statues were originally housed at the Preah Poan gallery in Angkor Wat, but were moved all over Siem Reap to protect them from invaders, eventually settling here in 1990. Locals throng here to pray for luck, especially newlyweds, and it is an atmospheric place to visit around dusk, as the incense smoke swirls around. Next to the shrine are the tall trees of the Royal Gardens, home to a resident colony of fruit bats (also known as flying foxes), which takes off to feed on insects around dusk.
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. Breaking from Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu for the Khmer Empire.
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Angkor Wat
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Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. Breaking from Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu for the Khmer Empire.
Phnom Kulen, also called Kulen Mountain, is a mountain range and a part of Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Phnom Kulen
Phnom Kulen, also called Kulen Mountain, is a mountain range and a part of Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.