While in Siem Reap, we also drove to a small village about an hour away and took a boat ride out to the "floating city" on the edge of the large lake Tonle Sap. It was really interesting to see a view of how life in the countryside is. I think it is a hard life for many people, but the people all seem very friendly and the children love to wave and say "Hi" as we pass by in the car or the boat. All the houses are on stilts ( as are many in Cambodia!) since in the rainy season , the water can raise 10 feet and more.
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| Village on the drive to the boat. |
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| Children in the Village |
Since it is the dry season now, the water is low and this is also the time that people choose to get married since it is kind of soggy having a wedding party in the rain! On Saturday and Sunday we counted around 15 wedding parties. The picture below shows a typical set up that we saw both out in the countryside villages and in the cities. You can always spot the brightly colored tent and hear the fun music several blocks away- it looked like alot of fun!
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| Wedding Party |
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The river we went on was about 50 feet wide, so we had a very good view of all the interesting things going on both banks and in the river people mostly are fishing in this area, but they also are farming some of the land. In the picture below, you can see that in a single canoe, they paddle in the front- just opposite of what I'm used to in a canoe.
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| In a boat on the river |
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| Pulling fish out of the river with a net |
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| Farming on the banks of the river |
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| The floating village |
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| Getting together in the floating village |
We thought it would be challenging be a little kid in the floating village, because when you went out to play with your friends, you'd have to do it in a boat- but kids are adaptable and I'm sure they manged!
More tomorrow about the interesting food, our bike ride in Siem Reap and musical instruments!
Bye for now,
Mary
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