Golden Palace Hotel Battambang

... put back together and off we set&#8230; <br><br>2. Wat Ek Phnom &#8211; this was a pretty wat with some fantastic drawings on the ceiling. There was also ruins of an 11th century temple out the back which was interesting to walk around as well as a partially built giant Buddha statue next door (the government stopped it&#8217;s construction as they thought it lowered the tone of the countryside). <br><br>3. Crocodile Farm &#8211; this was great ...

... ride these lantern to go there. This is a good trip that i experience with Cambodian. Today i wait for floating the lantern on the water because today is the last day of the occasion. I hope it will make me happy.<br>All I said i want to promote you a good country that has a wonderful custom in the world, like Angkor Wat, Preach Vihear temple,... all which are the world wonder. I predict that you will like this.<br>

... on going out the flowing day but felt I really had to! Hired a motor and driver and visited a Wat in the top of the hill which had the killing caves there as well. They are pretty self explanatory but it is one of many sights where the Khmer Rouge killed people by throwing them down are dark cave.I seemed to be the only person making the trek up there and I certainly got spooked out as I tiptoes down some ornate steps to be greeted by a display case of bones and a ...

... small talk about the weather with the driver. The scar on my elbow from my bike accident back in Vietnam is still very pink !<br><br>We dropped off our stuff and headed out to the Fresh Eats Cafe for lunch - 2 meals and a drink for less than $5 - they support children whose families have been affected by AIDS/HIV and we made it a regular lunch spot.<br> <br>We had a little wander around Battambang, but there isn't much to see, just a town with riverfront colonial ...

... a toujours eu le gouvernement hyper corrompu qui lui demander de l argent de passage pour livrer les medicaments. On l a aider a pratiquer le francais et on l a amener manger des langues de porc et des oreilles dans un marche local ( c est ce qu il voulait manger, ce qui est fancy et dispendieux...!). Ensuite, on a pris le bateau de la mort pour se rendre a Battemban, en campagne cambodgienne. Sur le billet, une representation de bateau ultra moderne genre speed boat et il etait ...

... days that I shouldn't judge on first impressions and I was actually sad to leave by the time I did but on arrival it wasn't a pretty sight. My hotel was a bit different though, the only places to stay were big sprawling concrete blocks and most of the rooms were far too posh, although I managed to find one tucked away on the roof which was cheap and suitably scabby! My plan was to meet up with Jenna (of Langkawui International party fame at whose birthday I broke my finger ...

... right away. We also had to make coconut milk, which is made by squeezing water through fresh shredded coconut. The next dish was stir fried beef with morning glory. It was very spicy (three chillies). Then finally chicken soup (Sgnor Chhrouk) spicy but a bit favourless. We got a small cookbook ...

... hole in the floor stright above the river!). Things did not go so well after that. We were heading up a small winding river by this time and scraped the bottom again when our driver decided to quickly change to the other side of the river, going over vegitation which had suck in the centre of the river. Bad choice! Well and truly stuck. Lots of efforts to move, with the passengers all getting up one end, then the other in an effort ...

... back to the guest house and booked tickets out of town the next day. Then we decided to get two moto drivers to take us to the bamboo train, which the locals use for transport on an old piece of line. They took us through villages and over scary suspension bridges and gave us a bit of a Cambodian history lesson. We arrived at the bamboo train stop and had a drink whilst waiting our turn. It was amusing watching the locals ...

... from anything else we have done is the impact that this 4 hour road trip had on nik and I. The journey was on the worst dirt track ever and the dust was unbelievable; our driver had to make a stop at the local hospital the scene that greeted us was a pretty stark picture of the way of life. a boy of 8 or 9 that morning had been injured losing his left hand from an unexploded mine, one of the many left across the country ...