Inspired by #marketFriday by @dswigle

_{Photos featured are from my collection. Artisans D'Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia (February 2020)}

After two and a half days in Phnom Penh, we traveled to Siem Reap on our third day in Cambodia back in February. It was a 5-hour ride via Mekong Bus Express. We were used to long road trips back home, so this was actually a short trip for us.

As it turned out, the afternoon in Siem Reap was spent going around shopping, an activity that I previously mentioned we're not too fond of. LOL! But it was a different experience, as one of the places we visited was the Artisans D'Angkor.

The Workshop (A Visual Tour)

I actually enjoyed our visit to this place. It was a huge place that is divided in two parts. The first was the workshop. It's a sort of factory where items for decor and all were handmade and crafted to perfection. They were imitating the art that could be found in the Angkor Wat. The second part was the shop where they sell the final products. We were truly impressed with the quality of the handcrafted materials. However, most were rather pricey.

The workshop or production area was actually divided into many areas. There was the wood carving room. There were areas for other materials like stone, jade, and even metal. They also had a weaving room. All handcrafted materials from the smallest to the largest were produced in this workshop.

The items in the workshop were in their raw forms, still awaiting finishing touches. These photos are just some of the examples that we saw. There were so much more to experience there. It was amazing! What is more amazing is that the fine details were made by hand individually. They had tools to help them cut through the materials, but most were really done by the workers by hand.

The Store (A Visual Story)

The funny thing here was that we took some photos while inside the store area. We didn't know that it was not allowed, but since we already took the photos, I might as well share them here.

The final products were pretty amazing! They were even more amazing than the raw items. Most were a bit expensive for my taste. But if in the future I would need some home decor, I would want to go back and get some really good ones from here. They would be perfect for an Eastern theme.

Above images were taken from outside the store. The following ones are from the inside. Just like the workshop, the shopping area was also divided in different parts. It was arranged per section such as in a department store. Now that I think about it, I wonder too if they were badly affected by the shutdown of businesses too.

The painted tile section was my favorite. I didn't have a place to put any decor yet as I am still not done with my home improvement projects. I would have loved to have some of these tiles for home decor. They were truly lovely.

It was such a huge place and so lovely too. I hope you enjoyed the tour with me on this #marketFriday. I think I have a couple more places to share from our trip last February. I will try and work more on my posts. This lockdown has gone on too long, and it will be further extended till 15th of May (for now...) I definitely need to keep working on my motivation.

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