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<blockquote data-quote="nikhuzlan" data-source="post: 617062" data-attributes="member: 19744"><p><strong>Day 22, 27april2011</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Its gonna be just a short run to Siem Reap from Poipet, and we were pleasantly pleased by the quality of road. </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW009.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The sun however was pretty hot this morning, and we were heading east, so we had the full brunt of the piercing morning heat.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW0152.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The land is as flat as can be, the horizon can be seen in the distance.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW018.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Short break.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW056.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The road was so boring so we took a detour and rode on the gravel track that parallels the main road.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW0522.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW085.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>For some reason there will always be a solitary tree in the middle of the flat fields.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW113.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW122.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We rejoined the main road after 30km offroading</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW135.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW137.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We stopped at a small roadside village and had a drink while passing sweets to the local kids.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW166.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW157.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>With a candy in her mouth this girl look so happy</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW148bw1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We continued on to Siem reap, passing local traffic.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW118.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW110.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>I was surprised to see this, a baby on IV being transported by motorcycle. </strong></p><p><strong>More surprised because in the course of that 145km ride I saw this 4 times. </strong></p><p><strong>I later learnt that there is a shortage of hospital beds in certain areas of Cambodia. </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW102.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Entering Siem Reap</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW257.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We passed two hotels there, and chose the Brown one at USD40 per night.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW260.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The road to Angkor.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW271.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We headed straight to Angkor Wat as we were early and the hotel can only recieve us after 1300. We bought a 3 day pass here.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW175.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>At first we were told we cannot ride our bike into the complex, but after some gentle persuasion and liberal compliments, </strong></p><p><strong>the good looking lady in charge allowed us in.</strong></p><p><strong>The road leading to the complex was really clean and nice.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW282.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Angkor Complex</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW297.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Camwhoring at Angkor</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW194.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW233.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW247.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>After camwhoring we headed back to the Hotel.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW313.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW324.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Hotel</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW327.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW328.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Cambodia was a surprise. We expected worse but border clearance was just 1 hour, and the road to Siem Reap was really good, </strong></p><p><strong>and i actually wish I was on my K16GT or Harley instead of the GS. We complied with the no lights rule for motorcycle by wrapping the </strong></p><p><strong>headlight protector with a cloth. Apparently the authorities there gets excited if they see a bike with running lights in the daytime.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Our Route Today</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/Untitled-8siemreap.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>End Day 22, 27april2011</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nikhuzlan, post: 617062, member: 19744"] [b]Day 22, 27april2011[/b] [b]Its gonna be just a short run to Siem Reap from Poipet, and we were pleasantly pleased by the quality of road. [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW009.jpg[/IMG] [b]The sun however was pretty hot this morning, and we were heading east, so we had the full brunt of the piercing morning heat.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW0152.jpg[/IMG] [b]The land is as flat as can be, the horizon can be seen in the distance.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW018.jpg[/IMG] [b]Short break.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW056.jpg[/IMG] [b]The road was so boring so we took a detour and rode on the gravel track that parallels the main road.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW0522.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW085.jpg[/IMG] [b]For some reason there will always be a solitary tree in the middle of the flat fields.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW113.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW122.jpg[/IMG] [b]We rejoined the main road after 30km offroading[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW135.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW137.jpg[/IMG] [b]We stopped at a small roadside village and had a drink while passing sweets to the local kids.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW166.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW157.jpg[/IMG] [b]With a candy in her mouth this girl look so happy[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW148bw1.jpg[/IMG] [b]We continued on to Siem reap, passing local traffic.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW118.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW110.jpg[/IMG] [b]I was surprised to see this, a baby on IV being transported by motorcycle. More surprised because in the course of that 145km ride I saw this 4 times. I later learnt that there is a shortage of hospital beds in certain areas of Cambodia. [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW102.jpg[/IMG] [b]Entering Siem Reap[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW257.jpg[/IMG] [b]We passed two hotels there, and chose the Brown one at USD40 per night.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW260.jpg[/IMG] [b]The road to Angkor.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW271.jpg[/IMG] [b]We headed straight to Angkor Wat as we were early and the hotel can only recieve us after 1300. We bought a 3 day pass here.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW175.jpg[/IMG] [b]At first we were told we cannot ride our bike into the complex, but after some gentle persuasion and liberal compliments, the good looking lady in charge allowed us in. The road leading to the complex was really clean and nice.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW282.jpg[/IMG] [b]The Angkor Complex[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW297.jpg[/IMG] [b]Camwhoring at Angkor[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW194.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW233.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW247.jpg[/IMG] [b]After camwhoring we headed back to the Hotel.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW313.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW324.jpg[/IMG] [b]The Hotel[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW327.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/fb20110426JW328.jpg[/IMG] [b]Cambodia was a surprise. We expected worse but border clearance was just 1 hour, and the road to Siem Reap was really good, and i actually wish I was on my K16GT or Harley instead of the GS. We complied with the no lights rule for motorcycle by wrapping the headlight protector with a cloth. Apparently the authorities there gets excited if they see a bike with running lights in the daytime. [/b] [b]Our Route Today[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/General/20110423%20JW%20pt3/Untitled-8siemreap.jpg[/IMG] [b]End Day 22, 27april2011[/b] [/QUOTE]
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