When you make great friends, the farewells need to be something special, too. A dear friend is leaving KL and a few of us decided to escape the city and our families (that we love dearly, obviously) for a few nights. Siem Reap is one of her favourite destinations in the region and the rest of us had not been before – in a spur of the moment we had our tickets booked and our husbands’ calendars cleared for those school pick ups.
There is a gazillion travelogues from Angkor Wat out there and with a tourism industry working as a well oiled machine there is no need to bore you with the details but will share a few photos and our favourite restaurants.
As much as I enjoy traveling with preschoolers (hmm) I just love traveling with people who regularly say things like “I really feel like foot massage after this coffee” or “Should we go back to that shop that sells those brass birds?” As we had the luxury of traveling without the constant whine about someone being hot and tired and hungry, I have no tips for those situations. However, if your kids are a bit older and love the Indiana Jones/Tomb raider stuff, read this post and you are all set to go.
Tuk-tuks organised by the hotels seem to be a common practise in Siem Reap. I was a bit pensive on the system of calling for a tuk-tuk pick-up with the mobile phone provided by our hotel, but to my surprise the friendly receptionist-tuktuk driver showed up punctually and whisked us back to our hotel or for more shops.
Since we planned our days around meals (everyone does, right?), we managed to try quite a few lovely restaurants. Many of the restaurants were closed for holidays and we had to skip Haven, Wat Danmak and Marum that we had looked up before traveling. We were not disappointed though, and I would happily recommend the following Siem Reap restaurants:
Mie Cafe
A bit out of town but an easy tuk-tuk ride away. Both Cambodian and Italian dishes were lovely, and the lava cake for dessert was delicious.
Chanrey Tree
The restaurant was busy even when everywhere else was pretty much dead. Fantastic Cambodian food in a stylish setting, prefect for a romantic dinner. Fat frogs jumping around a definite plus. Can also be found on the menu.
Sister srey
A cute cafe with fresh juices and nice selection of breakfast and lunch.
Peace Cafe
Tasty vegetarian food in a very cool garden setting. One member of our party took a cooking course that for 20 USD was a good value – especially when she was the only participant.
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I really like your photo of Bayan through the doorway. Thank you so much for linking to me. A mommas-only trip to Siem Reap sounds like fun. I will admit that I did leave the kids and hubby at the Siem Reap hotel pool for a bit to do shopping on my own.
Thanks! it’s a great destination with kids and without!