Tranquil River cruise on Mekong River & delicious Cambodian dinner

                                         Skyline view of Phnom Penh from Mekong River

Digressing from temples for a bit….I wanted to get back to nature and share pictures from our boat ride on Mekong River in Phnom Penh.

We took a short boat ride of about an hour on Mekong River to catch the sunset and view the skyline of the city. It was a lovely ride. If you are visiting Phnom Penh, i would recommend a short ride for sure, it is worth experiencing.  You just have to land up at the place from where the rides start, and find out the timings of the ride, and buy the tickets from the counter. We did not go through any agent.

We ended the beautiful day with a sumptuous and delicious dinner at the Titanic restaurant by the side of the river. You heard it right J  it is called Titanic and is constructed in the shape of a ship.

                          Peaceful and serene

       Old and modern buildings next to each other 


    Glorious evening sets in at Phnom Penh
                                                

                                        View of the Titanic restaurant from the Mekong river

                    Side view of the restaurant                                                 Interiors of the restaurant


                                 Entrance                                                                     View of the river 



         Food delicious food:)

East Mebon temple in Angkor, Cambodia, enthralls with its unique sculptures

                                       East Mebon temple, Angkor Cambodia

Our day two was the busiest...we started with Banteay Kdei, and then did East Mebon, Ta Som, Neak Pean, Preah Khan, and Phnom Bakheng...Phew!!!

What a day it was! Tiring but worth every bit of it.

I am sharing pictures of East Mebon in this post…East Mebon is a 10th Century temple built during the rule of King Rajendravarman. This temple style is similar to that of the Pre Rup temple. 

The fascinating aspects were the sculptures of elephants (at least 2 metre high) at the corners of the temple. The temple was built on an artificial island surrounded by water. There is no water around the temple now, it is all dry but it was nice to be at the temple and imagine how the view would have been back then.

I am enjoying re-living all those moments through these pictures. Just thinking about those moments gives me some respite from the current depressing situation :( I pray that we overcome this devious persistent virus soon... and that our lives return to the normal we knew.

Stay safe and take care.