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Memoire D’Angkor, Siem Reap review

Our hotel was lovely. We were greeted by very friend staff. The most polite people on the planet probably. We were given a very nice mocktail on arrival and the floor manager dealt with is straight away.

He told us about their deals for going to see the temples. Their various options and prices. Very nice experience.

On the other hand, we were not told the Wi-Fi details in full (first-world problem, I just phoned reception), he never told us about anything to do in the city, no restaurants, or shopping, or anything like that. He didn’t tell us were breakfast was.

The air con in our room didn’t work to well, but that is forgivable.

The staff always insist on replacing your towels at slightly inconvenient times. Not a big deal.

That all said, it was a lovely hotel room. Decorated well, clean, and had a balcony.

Breakfast is sub-par. Toaster was broken and nuked one side whilst a wasp farted on the other.

We did have an  egg-shaped suspended chair, so that was a plus!

And this place has a lovely warm pool, too, complete with bar.

Hotel pool

Not expensive to stay in, lovely hotel , but you might find yourself asking a lot of questions about things you should be told about.
7 Reb points
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(3 deducted because poor wi-fi at times, breakfast was not good, and air-con was broken)

A parting gift

We check out tomorrow. We came back from dinner and found this in our room:

Sweets

We thank you & will miss you

How lovely! It was coffed in under 2 minutes from the time of discovery.

Some Cambodian rain

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Temple raider 2: Something something

We visited another handful of temples today. It was even more humid today so thankfully, this tour was slightly shorter than the first one. Don’t think we could have coped until 6pm today.

This tour covered 5 temples. We were taken round by a tour guide with a good sense of humor and a lot to say.

List of temples:

  1. Preak Khan
  2. Ta Som
  3. East Mebon
  4. Pre Rup
  5. Banteay Arie
Preak Khan temple

Preak Khan temple

Ta Som temple

Ta Som temple

Banteay Srey

Banteay Srey temple

This is the most well-kept temple of all the temples we’ve seen. The carvings are ridiculously intricate. It is the smallest temple by far, but it is the most impressive. You have to visit this one!

After the last temple, we stopped off at a Cambodian village to have a look at their way of living. We were given a sample of their palm sugar sweets. They were delicious. It is very much like tablet from Scotland. We bought a small tub for $1.

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Another great day all round. We definitely saved the best temple for last. You need to see it to be blown away with the workmanship. I can’t imagine the amount of blood, sweat, and tears that went I’m to making these buildings.

What a 2 dollar tip looks like

$2 tip

Georges Rhumerie

This is the best food we have had in Cambodia so far! Lovely restaurant with indoor / outdoor seating, and a cabana bar.

The staff were welcoming and explained the menu very well if we had questions.

Dim sum starter

Starter: Dim sum

I’ve had dim sum a few times before in various places round the world, but this is the best dim sum I have ever eaten!

Main courses

For main course we had pork masale curry, and pork saucisse. Both were fabulous! Along with the dishes, we got 3 chutneys, and 3 chill is that you can add to your dish. The head chef came out of the kitchen to explain each one of the complimentary chutneys/chillis in detail, and the best way to eat them with your dinner. I had a sample of each with a spoon of my dinner, and every one of them was great.

Really nice restaurant, with a chef that cares about his food.

Bill and tip

Bill and $2 tip

One of the cheaper nights we have had here, but definitely the best. This restaurant is a must!

 

Cuisine: Creole Cambodian fusion

Staff: Very friendly

Price: $22 (starter + 2 mains + 2 drinks)

Location: $3 tuk tuk ride from town centre.

Customer 109

At 5pm in Scotland, I would have been customer 4000.

Burger King Receipt

Artisan D’Angkor

The Artisan D’Angkor is a place that makes and sells authentic Cambodian art. We were given a tour of all the workshops on arrival that took about 20 minutes, then taken to the shop.

There is a lot of stuff to look at in the shop. We had a good looks that everything on display before we settled on a lacquered painting.

Lovely place. The amount of work that goes in to each price is astonishing! Most things take weeks to create.

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Wood painting and covering in lacquer

The workshop:

Everyone here is deaf and they all communicate using their own sign language.

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Soap stone carving

Artisan D'Angkor workshop

Wood carving

Shop:

Artisan D'Angkor shop

I urge you to pop in to Artisan D’Angkor if you are in Siem reap.

It’s a pool day today

We are having a relaxing day after our excursion yesterday.

 

Hotel pool

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Cafe Indochine

5 minute walk from our hotel. Great food. Great service. We were in and out there within 50 minutes. Perfect dinner for a knackered day looking at temples in the blazing heat.

I little more expensive that the average restaurant, but the price is reflected in the food. No complaints from us for this meal.

Cafe Indochine menu

Beef Lok Lak

Chicken Amok

mai Tai

We went for the Beef Lol Lak, and Chicken Amok.

The beef was basically steak in a sauce, with chips, but really well executed. Lovely spin on the on the usual steak and chips you’d get in any steak restaurant. Light yet very filling… still had a Death By Chocolate for dessert, though. I earned it from all the walking I did today.

The Chicken Amok was great too. Can’t say a lot about it as I didn’t have it, but trust us, this restaurant is definitely worth the extra money.

For 2 mains, 2 desserts, 1 cocktail, and a large bottle of water it was only $30.50.

Arguably still cheap!

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