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Lai got her dinner in the room due to a throat infection.
We took the feeder boats to the shore where these people helped secure the
boat. |
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The shore where we landed to go to Wat Hancay. See the program above.
The banks were steep. |
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The river view.
Some greenery. |
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Cabins for rent. Tourist industry
is still in its infancy in Cambodia. Boats
loaded with husk, waste from rice production used for heating. |
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One fancy temple.
And there are lots of them. |
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Bridge over the Mekong outside Pnom
Phen. Same bridge. |
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Corridor between the cabins.
New buildings downtown. |
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Lai and Martin with one of the
locals. Nice guy. |
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Love big trees.
Off to the themple. |
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Omnipresent Buddhas.
The temple itself. |
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Mural.
Playing kids. |
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The temple is a kind of
playground for kids. Martin and one of younger
generation on the temple ground. |
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Up to the temple.
An entrance. |
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Stilted house.
Off on the highway. |
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Riverside.
To a children's school supported by the company that operates the
cruise line. The Heritage line. |
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Children performed very
well. See video.
Children always like to perform and they are no exception. |
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Lai taking a rest.
Lai with a local family. |
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Lai at the school
building. Lai on her way back to the bus. |
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New buildings.
On stilts. |
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Lai with another
Buddha. Local transport is very practical and
effecient. |
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A religious flag an a
tall pole. Local Buddha temple as if we never
seen one before? And there are more to come. |
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Lai having a rest.
Martin with one of the statues. |
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Lotus shaped temple.
Lot of stairs to walk down. Martin did not. |
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An overview of the the
compound. Martin at the edge. |
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Angorian templte from
the 12th century. The temple in the distance. |
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Martin with one of the
many Buddhas in the area. Things are getting
fixed all over the place. |
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Lai playing around with
the big pumpkins. Here is a water melon. |
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Temple entrance.
Local transport. |
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On the road. More
stilted housed. |
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Stilted house.
Back to our ship. |
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Evening dinner in the
scarf image. Martin and another traveller. |
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Lai and her food.
Martin and her table made. |
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Lovely dinner.
Ending the evening with a nice session on the computer. The Internet worked
very well on the ship. |
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