some temples around Batambang.
The Cambodian girl said it was a ghost from a cambodian fabel..
rode the bamboo train from Pursat to Romeas which took 2 days. think it was about 75km in all. [maybe less]
the bamboo train is just a flat bed with and engine. it doesnt move very fast, due to the likelyhood of meeting another 'norry' from the other direction
country side view from the bamboo train.
just how many more people can you fit on?
steady on lass
a vietnamese floating village on the Tonle sap
i sampled Beef and red ants in Pursat town. and deep fried spiders in Skoun just outside Phnom Penh.
i heard it tasted like chicken, like everything does, but it just tasted like something fried, like a grasshopper. gave me an infection in the back of my throat though, a green lump!
visited the capital, saw its hectic traffic and its bars, like you do then went to kep
i wanted to see Bokor hill sation, but its closed for 4 years while they upgrade the road and put a new casino up there. still, i went an saw a 6th century brick stupa in a cave. its in good nick too.
and the roof of the cave
took a long walk over the other side of the river, towards the muslim area. walked through 3 muslim villages little seen by foreigners who just use the main road to bike through
tossing shrimp
drying shrimp
i was knackered
took care to cross this, as i wasnt sure it would hold my weight
and saw the salt fields too
stayed the day in Takeo and took a ride up the canel, got windburn and saw another temple.
6:50 am
then i went to Kompon Thom to see the masons carving huge Buddhas
and saw some old ones carved into the rocks
the next day, my Moto driver told me about a village with temples in boats. i wanted to know more. i was the 1st tourist in these parts. its about 5 clicks out from Kompong Thom and i forgot what the village was called.
there are 3 temples in the ships, the newest one is still being built.
if the other 2 look colourful, then i'm sure this one will just as impressive
inside are beautiful coloured paintings.
these are the carved doors
and no cutting corners in this neck of the world. no hollow doors or cheap look-a-likes. these are solid wood for the doors and window shutters
