Siem Reap, Cambodia

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

We decided to do a quick four days in Cambodia to see what temples we could visit, along with a bit of local crafts and rocks if we could find any....we ended up finding Cambodian Teak-redwood beads ! Plus an extra find of this incredible raw jade from Burma/northern Cambodia, which were hand carved pieces from this little old man at an out of the way shop. Luv those!

 Instant hospitality in one of the kindest places we have visited....

 

Our Hotel

 

Daily walking in the streets in Siem Reap      

     Dancing over dinner

 Angkor Thom

 

 Carved Dino's in ancient Sandstone rocks of Bayon

 Bayon Temple is one of my favorites, where they filmed Tomb Raider! All the original trees that were growing throughout the temple. Most other temples had had them removed. Cool

 Lions at Angkor Wat

 Angkor Wat

 

Shopping time for me....local markets in Central Market

 

 Cambodian Prayer Beads with local Teak wood. I got a number of them...and plan to build some great pieces from them.

 This was the rarest find in Cambodia. I found a local merchant who carved and made each piece individually. This is northern Cambodian mined jade. You can see the imperfections with the altered white bits.