5-Day Siem Reap Trip for Two for Only P38K- Part 4

Second Day - Whirlwind Tour of 10 Temples

Learning from the Day 1 Tour, Mr. Tuktuk driver became our guide for the whole day. Hubby and I started the day having Happy Herb Pizza, where a special "herb" is a key ingredient to all their pizzas. I guess that's why we had the stamina to visit all those sites.

Happy Herb Pizza, with special "herbs" and "spices"

All in all, we visited the following:

1. Angkor Thom
2. Bayon Temple (where majority of Day 2 pictures were taken. We still couldn't get over the smiling faces of the temple. We also met Chito, our elephant tour ride.)
3. Preah Khan Temple
4. Temple of the Leper King
5. Terrace of the Elephants (where I was nastily bitten by a sarang, some sort of a dragonfly. It hurt like hell and my thumb swelled. But at least I didn't need to go to a hospital)
6. Ta Keo Temple
7. Banteay Kdei
8. Srah Srang
9. Phrom Bakheng - where we saw Siem Reap from a high vantage point and watched the sunset. Really nice!
10. Chay Say - It was undergoing repairs though so we weren't able to get in

In the evening, I tried the Cambodian massage while Hubby spent his time at an internet cafe. He never did like massages. After that, we tried to get some last minute pasalubong shopping at the Old Market, but it was closed already (For future Siem Reap travelers, the Old Market closes at 6pm). But we had the best value-for-money meal ever at the Old Market, where they serve a sort of a filling and spicy Cambodian pancit or some sort of a pad thai. It's super yummy! We also chatted with some Japanese tourists while we were there. My hubby was able to practice quite nicely his 6 units of Japanese in college (I had 12 units in Spanish and all I can remember now is "Que Hora Es?")

Terrace of The Elephants (where I got bitten by a sarang. It was nasty.)

One of the sections of the Preah Khan Temple

Elephant Ride at Bayon Temple (our elephant's name is Chito)

Ta Keo Temple. According to Mr. Tuktuk, construction was abandoned during the ancient times because it was struck by lightning. Ancient Khmer people felt the gods didn't want them to continue building this, so bye bye temple..

Cost:
So for Day 2, our tally of costs was:
Tuktuk tour - USD 12.25 (It was actually USD 10, but we gave him a tip) (Php 575.75)
Entrance - USD 40 (Php 1,880)
Elephant ride at Bayon - USD 20 (Php 940)
Massage - USD 5 (Php 235) - a bargain!
Food and Pasalubong - approximately USD 50 (Php 2,350)
Feeling like a Traveling Superwoman... priceless!