Letter 17
Dear Tim,
I am looking forward to the pictures you take at the Grand Canyon.
This week, I am going to tell you about the second day of my trip to Cambodia. To me, it was the most terrible day. First, my sister and I didn't hear the morning call at 6:30 and we didn't get up until my parents rang the door bell at 7:00. I only ate a bowl of soba noodles for breakfast because I was too nervous and I didn't have an appetite.
Before our trip began, the tour guide took us to a big station where we got our ticket for the whole trip. To get a ticket, we had to take a picture, and it was printed on the ticket. After we got our own tickets, the journey of visiting monuments began.
The first place we visited was "Prasat Kravan"
It was quite small.
What you can see in this picture was the whole building.
"Pre Rup"
It was said that this temple has something to do with the king's funeral arrangement.
The temple was quite high. We climbed up to the top and saw many towers that looked the same.
"Ta Som"
Some said this temple was built for Ta Som general.
There were many sculptures on the wall.
Usually there will be a person standing in front of each temple and check our tickets, make sure the tourists have their own tickets. but the two kids were playing around in this temple because no one was checking the tickets.
Outside of the Ta Som temple.
There were many locals selling their own paintings at the exit of the temple. They sit in front of their paintings and keeps painting more pictures.
"Preah Khan"
This temple was built by a king to commemorate his father.
It was used to deposit the king's sword.
Sculptures again.
This fruit was called star apple. This was my first time trying this fruit. It tastes a little sweet and it is very juicy.
This was my favorite dish of the whole meal.
The sauce in the corner smelled very very very bad, but it tasted very good with the raw vegetables.
After lunch, we had a little nap time.
"Bayon"
The temple looks unfrequented in this picture but in fact, tourists are all on the top of the temple.
There were lots of smiling sculptures at the top of this temple.
All of them looked the same but if you look very carefully, you can see the difference between them.
"Baphuon"
This is the long pavement in front of the temple.
It was very dangerous to climb up this temple, so our tour guide and two children in the group waited for us at the entrance.
If we watch from another viewpoint, we can see a Buddha lying on the wall.
"Phimeanakas"
We didn't climb up this temple because according to a folklore, it was said that people are not allowed to enter this place, and if someone climbs up to the top of it, they will die.
There are three elephants in this picture.
I forgot what they were used for.
Before dinner, we had to climb a mountain. We climbed to the mountain top to watch the sun set.
This is "Phnom Bakheng"
People lined up for an hour to take pictures of the sun set on this temple.
After dinner, we watched a show called "Smile of Angkor"
It was quite boring and I was too tired so I fell asleep in the end.
All of the photos above were taken by my mom. I wasn't feeling well during the whole trip so I didn't take any photos.
I am looking forward to the pictures you take at the Grand Canyon.
This week, I am going to tell you about the second day of my trip to Cambodia. To me, it was the most terrible day. First, my sister and I didn't hear the morning call at 6:30 and we didn't get up until my parents rang the door bell at 7:00. I only ate a bowl of soba noodles for breakfast because I was too nervous and I didn't have an appetite.
Before our trip began, the tour guide took us to a big station where we got our ticket for the whole trip. To get a ticket, we had to take a picture, and it was printed on the ticket. After we got our own tickets, the journey of visiting monuments began.
It was quite small.
What you can see in this picture was the whole building.
It was said that this temple has something to do with the king's funeral arrangement.
The temple was quite high. We climbed up to the top and saw many towers that looked the same.
Some said this temple was built for Ta Som general.
There were many sculptures on the wall.
There were many locals selling their own paintings at the exit of the temple. They sit in front of their paintings and keeps painting more pictures.
This temple was built by a king to commemorate his father.
It was used to deposit the king's sword.
The sauce in the corner smelled very very very bad, but it tasted very good with the raw vegetables.
After lunch, we had a little nap time.
The temple looks unfrequented in this picture but in fact, tourists are all on the top of the temple.
All of them looked the same but if you look very carefully, you can see the difference between them.
This is the long pavement in front of the temple.
It was very dangerous to climb up this temple, so our tour guide and two children in the group waited for us at the entrance.
We didn't climb up this temple because according to a folklore, it was said that people are not allowed to enter this place, and if someone climbs up to the top of it, they will die.
I forgot what they were used for.
People lined up for an hour to take pictures of the sun set on this temple.
It was quite boring and I was too tired so I fell asleep in the end.
All of the photos above were taken by my mom. I wasn't feeling well during the whole trip so I didn't take any photos.
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