After breakfast we met out new guide, Our first stop was just around the corner at the Royal Palace where we had a good look around but did not meet the king as although he wanted to I was wanting to finsih a Sudoku I was stuck on (If you believe that you will believe anything - he was in but behind tall walls and out of sight). Then off to the National Museum (sorry no photos allowed) then Wat Phnom the citys was visited temple. After lunch we visited the ...

Today we have a 4-5 hour drive from Battambang to Phnom Peng (Cambodia's Capital). after breakfast and checking out, our first stop after about 1.5 hours was at a pottery factory where they made cooking pots, this factory only had a few workers but you could follow the procedure of how the pots where made and it was interesting.Back into the van our next stop was at a water side village where houses were both floating and on long stilts as the water was ver...

After breakfast we headed out to the Bambo Train (we noticed that Bambo is spelt many different ways) theses are small low trolleys that run along a railway line but designed that if you meet someone coming the other way you can easily take the trolley off the tracks let the other pass then put it back on the tracks and continue your trip once it was passed. We took a trip out to a small village which had a brick factory which was recently closed because they had...

A free morning was nice to sleeping in a bit, had a good breakfast and then headed to a local Khmer Village which was located on the shore of Tonie Sap Lake the biggest freshwater lake in southeast Asia. We then boarded a boat to check out the village and lake. The villagers live and work on the lake. We then headed back to the hotel to pack before 3-3.5 hour drive to Battanabang. The hotel Bambu Hotel (www.bambuhotel.com) was a nice small hotel which seem to be...

Very slow morning very hung over and feeling worse for wear. After a quick nibble for breakfast (as runnig late) we headed to Banteay Srei Temple, very interesting but with heaps of stairs and a hang over was getting to us. Had Lunch at a different local restaurant and this gave us the energy to go on. Then to Ta Prohm Teample (see picture as seen in Tomb Raider) the to Takeo Temple made form a pink stone. Headed back to the hotel for a chill out time before b...