Temple in Siem Reap province, taken from the car :( |
Kampong Kleang commune (7 villages), during the dry season is like this, during the wet season water of the Tonle Sap lake raises to the houses level. They are "in the lake" for six months a year. |
Meeting with the Commune Council and village chiefs |
Trying, with embarrassing results, to introduce myself in Khmer :) |
Map of Kampong Kleang Commune - the dotted/green area is the extension of the Tonle Sap lake during wet season |
Young monks playing with slings |
Young monks |
Commune council members (left and centre) and village chief (right) |
The main road |
A house on stilts |
More houses on stilts |
One of the four pagodas in the commune |
Pagoda in K.Kleang. A drawbridge connects the pagoda to the main road, and it is raised during wet season so boats can sail through it. |
The courtyard |
Inside the monastery |
Inside the monastery |
The Naga, or Dragon, symbol of Cambodia |
View of K.Kleang main road from the pagoda |
Drying the dry season rice on the main road after the harvest |
In case you can't find your way following tuk tuk's and tourists, HERE IS Pub Street |
![]() |
Dinner with L. and N. |
![]() |
The world is a book. people who don't travel only get to read one page. |
![]() |
Sticky rice - a delicious Cambodian snack of rice and beans with coconut milk cooked inside bamboo sticks. |
Post a Comment