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Temples of Siem Reap (Cambodia) - Cambridge Medical Elective #09

2017-08-16 · Vlog or day in the life · Ali · recording, 4:04 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Other · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough

On their last day in Cambodia during his 2017 elective trip, Ali watches the sunrise at Angkor Wat, then tours Angkor Thom and the Bayon temple and the temple where Tomb Raider was filmed, until the heat leaves them "templed out"; next stop is Vietnam.

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00:00:00 — Up before four to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat

  • ★★ Ali gets up at about quarter to four in the morning to watch the sunrise over the temples of Angkor Wat, the attraction Cambodia is most famous for. — 00:00:00 · Angkor Wat, Cambodia

00:00:53 — Angkor Wat and its cafes

  • ★★ Ali calls Angkor Wat the biggest temple in Cambodia and the most famous in Siem Reap, with many little cafes set up around the complex for tourists. — 00:00:53 · Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Siem Reap

00:01:20 — Angkor Thom and the Bayon temple; templed out

  • ★★ Ali was told every king had his own temple built and ignored the others, which is why Siem Reap has about 100 temples, maybe more; the Bayon temple is one of the biggest. (hedged) — 00:01:20 · Siem Reap
  • ★★ Angkor Thom was the capital city of the Khmer civilisation, Ali thinks in the 11th century, with the main castle of King Jayavarman. (hedged) — 00:02:09
  • ★★ In the heat after the Bayon temple, Ali says they are "templed out": there are too many temples, and he feels bad that he is no longer cultured enough to appreciate them. (playful) — 00:02:09 · Siem Reap

00:02:33 — A smoothie in the heat, the Tomb Raider temple, vlogging doubts; heading home

  • ★ At the temple where Tomb Raider was supposedly filmed, Ali recognises none of it, having not seen the film in ages. — 00:02:58
  • ★★ Ali says he does not know what to say on camera, while pro vloggers always have something to say and make it entertaining; he likes the way Simon Clark, the Oxford vlogger, does it. — 00:02:58

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Central: Angkor Wat · Siem Reap

Also: Angkor Thom · Bayon Temple · Ben · Simon Clark · Tomb Raider

Only in the description or credits: Cambodia · Vietnam

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