Deliciously Me
Putting the 'licious' in everything
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Hannah was keen on showing us this place in Manila. When we reached Central station, Hannah quickly approached the tricycle bikers and asked for the price. After agreeing then she asked us to quickly hop in. Sat was worried on having enough time to get to the airport. But seeing the sparkle and eagerness in Hannah’s eyes, we hopped in.
And I was glad we did. The journey to the place that Hannah wanted to show us was totally beautiful, despite the bumpy and scary ride. I later discovered that the area behind walls/fortress is called Intramuros – the oldest district of Manila.
From afar, I could see high rise majestic ruin. 4 beautiful faces ‘building’ of high archway. But I never asked what’s the name – well, couldn’t do so because I walked last.
Siya and the those who walked first stopped at the side of the ‘building’ and waited for us to gather there. Seeing this, the ‘belakang’ ones quite walked there. He then explained that we were standing under the South Gate of Angkor Thom. We asked him on why the arch is built so high up. He said,
“for the elephants to walk through in the past.”
Immediately all of us went “Ohhh!”
We quickly crossed as there were cars and lorries going in and out through that entrance.
And we found overselves at causeway of a total of 108 statues on both sides.
The Phimeanakas – the Palace of Heaven is our next stop.
Indeed, we feel like stopping and skipping the temple after looking at the long, steep stairs. @.@
Immediately I thought of the embarrassing moment at the Great Wall of China. No way I was going to let that happen, so I braved myself and climbed up the stairs without much hesitation. Afterall everyone went up the temple, how can I stay at the ground?
Siya didn’t follow us up though. He explained everything and stayed put there.
The moment I reached the top, I was dumbstucked! The Palace of Heaven is not really like any palace in my mind. Very poorly maintained. But this place is now a ruin, what can I expect it to be. Like Temple of Heaven where it’s still glorious and beautiful?
There’s nothing much room to walk about too. We explored the whole area in 5 minutes! No wonder Siya didn’t join us. Lol!
We took few photos there. Obviously not using my camera, if not I would have published them here. XD
We tried to get to the tower, but can’t since there’s a ‘no entry’ sign there. Tried to be rebellious still but the stairs are really blunt and unsafe. So, better don’t find any form of ‘pain’ there.
From the beautiful temple of Bayon, we walked on foot to another temple nearby, the Baphuon temple. It was a brisk walk, with many ‘opportunities’ to take pictures!
A big Buddha statue sitting on a hut – which drew a lot of tourists there. We didn’t stop by – don’t know why. So, I took picture of the statue from afar – counted as visited already gua... Lol!
Right after I took picture of the statue, I saw this!
Ya said that these feet belong to big statues (should be guardians of the temple) that were brought down by either the Khmer Army or the robbers.
As I occassionally stopped to take pictures of the surrounding area or things that fascinate me, I walked last among the rest. Luckily B waited for me – or else I’ll be left stranded alone there! *wuuwuu*
What will you do when you’re feeling hungry?
A. Immediately look for food!
B. Whine and cry like nobody’s business!
C. Duduk diam and wait for people to bring you food!
We were hungry after touring Tonle Sap and Artisans d’Angkor. Ya heard our predicament and brought us to this nice restaurant in Cambodia. It’s called Bayon Restaurant and they served ridiculously delicious food!
From the overall look (exterior and interior), I know that dining at this restaurant won’t be cheap.
7 of us were seated on this round table, and the waiters started pouring us teas and bringing in food. One by one they brought in food.
Like usual, we pointed our dslr to the food for food-porn first but doing so drew many stares and looks from the waiters and waitresses, as well as the diners from next table.
What surprised us is the amount of dishes served!
There were 6 in total – something that we didn’t expect since it’s a free treat from Mr. Kunn. Mr. Kunn is the owner of the Jasmine Lodge in Siem Reap. We stayed 4 nights there. A nice and cosy (most importantly clean) place to stay for budget travellers like us. 
Thanks again, Mr. Kunn for the yummylicious lunch!
