A village in the delta

Trip Start Dec 10, 2007
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Trip End Nov 27, 2008


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Saturday, May 10, 2008

This has really been my favorite city in Thailand so far! It's small, not too touristy, and the public park has caves in which little monkeys play on the vines that hang over ponds.

We walk to the "Heaven and Hell Temple" and we see how it earned its name. It's filled with statues of characters engaged in either hellish torture or heavenly bliss. We are reminded of Casa Bonita when we walked through the Temples serpent tunnel, whose belly is a large limestone cave.

The beauty of the region was revealed when we took a boat trip to spend the night at Panyee Village, a muslim village built entirely on stilts in the delta. From our beds, we could see through our floor boards that tide was rising and the water was creeping up toward us. The village homes, mosque, shops, and school were linked by elevated walkways. The village thrives on fishing and tourism, so the next day we explored the waterways. We took a long-boat and kayaks through mangrove forests and low caves. Although we didn't see any crocodiles, we did see some mudskippers!

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