A week in Cambodia -11/18/2023-11/24/2023
| Day 1-
Phnom Penh Choeung Ek Genocidal Center Tuol Slen Museum City Tour Wat Phnom Phnom Penh at night |
Day 2-
Phnom Penh Cycling around the Mekong Island Koh Ohnha Tey Island |
Day 3-
Phnom Penh Royal Palace Sunset Cruise Dinner at Bistro Romano |
Day 4-
Siem Reap Arrival Downtown |
Day 5-
Siem Reap Pre Rup Temple Ta Som Temple Neak Poan Temple Preah Khan temple Preah Khan cont. Bantei Srei temple Banteay Samre temple |
Day 6-
Siem Reap Sunrise at Agnkor Wat Angkor Wat Angkor Wat Cont. Ta Prohm (tomb raider) Ta Prohm Cont. Victory Gate Angkor Thom Bayon Temple |
Day 7-
Siem Reap Angkor National Musem |
Siam Reap-11/24/2023
Day 7- Angkor National Museum, Siem Reap
Today is our last day in Siem Reap and we only have 6 hours before flying back to Shanghai. Before leaving we have enough time to visit the Angkor National Museum. They have ancient artifacts from across the Khmer empire and they also have a gallery of 1,000 Buddha statues in display.
In the hall way there is a sculpture of Buddha entering Nirvana.
The first thing we visited is the gallery of 1,000 Buddha images.
The exhibit is in one large room displaying all these Buddha at once is really impressive.
Hundreds of small and miniature Buddha figurines, made of metals, jewels and wood, all individually illuminated, line the walls here, identified according to the period they were made during and where they were discovered.
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All type of Buddha sitting and sheltered by Naga.
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The gallery contains the collections of Buddha
statues and relics.
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Golden Buddha
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Tall standing Buddha statues.
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These are really small Buddha statues.
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Buddha in meditation sheltered by Naga -Angkorian Period, Baphuon style, 11th century
Reclining sandstone Buddha from Angkor Wat Temple, Post Ankorian period, 16th century
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Statue of Sumedha Hermit.
Hermit Sumedha in Buddhism embodies morality and enlightenment pursuit,
representing Gotama Buddha's pre-enlightenment incarnation. He symbolizes a
committed hermit achieving superknowledge and striving to fulfill the ten
perfections on the path to Buddhahood.
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Sumedha, who realized that life is characterized by
suffering and then set out to find a state beyond death. He retired to the
mountains, where he became a hermit, practiced meditation, and gained yogic
powers.
After the museum we walked around town a bit and went back to the hotel for a drink before taking off.
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Cheers!