Siem Reap - the bustling door to the ancient Angkor heritage
Siem Reap is for sure the base camp for everyone, who wants to visit the heritage of Angkor Wat. The name of this kind of small but very vibrant town literally means "Siem defeated", celebrating the 17th century Khmer victory over the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya. On our first afternoon in Seam Reap we found a very nice and not very big temple - Wat Preah Prom Rath, just next to the river. In the courtyard there is a statue of a carriage, telling an ancient buddhist legend about