After an early start we finally arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia, ready and excited for our second week of travelling.
Chong Kneas Floating Villages
Fresh off the plane we visited one of Cambodia's authentic floating villages. Setting sail from the local fish harbour we travelled along the Tonle Sap Lake to reach the village. 60 families lived in these unique floating homes. We were impressed to see a fully working community with schools, supermarkets, a church and temple, and even the typical souvenir store. A funny site was watching kids on barrels making their way to school. To round off the tour our guide showed us the village's crocodile farm, a small enclosure in the lake. Walking around the enclosure freaked us out quite a bit as there was only a thin piece of wood beneath our feet and the crocodiles.
Siem Reap Buddhist Temple:
Artisans Angkor Workshop:
Lunch and Dinner:
We could not start our first day without tasting traditional Cambodian (what they call Khmer) cuisine. For lunch we had the local Amok dish, delicious! At night we walked to the centre of town narrowly avoiding being hit by the thousands of Tuk Tuks and motorcycles around us. We got a feel of the night life on pub street and had some really good stir fried noodles for only $2! We also got the chance to practice our bargaining skills at the busy night market and made some pretty good deals which will definitely be worn in future posts.
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