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them. The weather in
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and in Thailand.
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Sep 9 - Angkor Wat Sep 11 - Angkor Wat Any questions ? |
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This morning we went into Tonle Lake through Chnok Truo canal.
See map. Lovely water ways. |
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Water hyacinth are omnipresent and
the Cambodian use them for fodder and food. Lovely water. |
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Locals on the water. It is well used and the lifeline for the Cambodians. |
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Lai ready to depart. The boats for our two groups are waiting alongside the ship. |
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The Irish group in their boat. Rear end of the boat. The mechanism to lift the propeller if need be. |
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A local. On route to the pottery factory at Lampong Chnnang. |
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Pottery ready to ship. The production of burners designed by UNESCO to reduce emission and wood consumption. |
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The burning pots save 30% on
emission and wood consumption. Cooking pots for food. See video. |
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Stilted house. Lai and the local lady of the house to the left. |
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Lai and the pottery
lady in the video. Details of pottery making. |
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An 67 years old Thai
picking coconut. He really does it well. |
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The nuts are high up. One of the participations on the trip is trying the trick as well. |
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The front of the house
where he also made some moonshine. Our guide La is explaining the finer points. |
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Lai and one of the
locals. Other product for sale. |
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The yard. The group having a rest. |
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On way to the ship on
the lake. Our feeder boats. |
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One of the ship's crew. Lai on the quay waiting for the feeder boat. |
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Entering the ship. Our ship on the Mekong. |
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More houses. Martin is fascinated by these houses on stilts. |
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Floating houses. Stilted houses. |
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Floating village. Village details. |
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Riverside. Village. |
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Village. Village. |
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Village. Village. |
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Village. Village. |
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On board for an
afternoon dring. While watching the river go by. |
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Having lunch. Martin with a Singapore sling. Martin's favorite drink on the ship. It is very good. |
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Lai in front of the
main doors of the cabin. Sunset over The Mekong. |
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Lai in the hallway with
flash. Without a flash. |
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Farewell dinner. In the lounge, saying farewell to the crew. |
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The lounge. The dinner staff. |
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One of the guides. The room staff. |
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More staff. Kitchen staff. |
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Our favorite waitress. Lai taking to the dance floor. |
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Lai having fun. On the dance floor. |
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Lai and our favorite. Farewell dinner. |
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It is a set dinner. Not
much, but tasty. Martin with his drink. |
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Martin with the main
course. Lai with the dessert, fried icecream. |
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On Saturday September 9th,
it was our last stop at
SIEM REAP.
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