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Having rested and slept a bit we were ready for round two, temples and a sunset was the brief. We have seen a lot of temples and whilst we listened politely to the explanation by Alex if we had to repeat back to him the history we would have no idea :( Still we appreciated the craftsmanship, respected them as a place of worship and appreciated their importance to the village. It was also fun cycling around them on the bikes although sand and bike is not a great combination as we found out.
Some tourists just come for the temples and I would say that this was the least impressive thing about the local villages. Who have to get their water from a well and adjust their life styles dramatically whether it be rainy or dry season.
Once again we visited the red snow and took the back streets through the villages - incase you were wondering Sous dea is hello in Cambodian although at one stage a little boy started singing happy birthday to us. As we got closer to the rice paddies one of
the things that was more alien to me than anything else so far (yes even including the shower) was the people who guard their rice with their families. They live there all through the dry season one family had 3 children, 2 dogs and 4 puppies. How they showered went to the loo and drank clean water i have no idea. But they liked Haribo :)
Seeing the buffalos emerge from the water was quite something, only rich families own a buffalo.
When it was time for sunset we watched it with one of the families and the atmosphere was amazing. We then walked back to our bikes which we had left at a roadside stall and cycled back to the house. We were dirty, sweaty and knackered!
And the dogs kept reminding me of Teds :)
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