Pursat-Floating Village
Dr Vuthy and his wife and son took us on a boat trip on the Tonle Sap Lake before attending at a wedding in Pursat. This village is part Khmer and part Vietnamese, with both buddhists and christians living together. Like Venice but Khmer-style! On the way back a thunderstorm was gathering overhead...
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| Dr Vuthy, Tahawin and Raf |
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| Traffic on the main... canal? |
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| Gas station |
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| Ian a fellow student joined us on the trip |
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| The Vietnamese are easily recognized by their headwear |
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| Raf aka Shorty (like in the third Indiana Jones movie) |
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| This funny sight... |
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| ... had dramatic effects on shorty |
The next day Tahawin's brother was getting married and I was asked to "take as many pictures as possible". Here are some of my favourites...
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| The Best Men |
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| The Bride |
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| Bridesmaid |
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| Katie in a classic Khmer dress (thanks Tahawin!) |
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| With added accessories |
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| ... and yours truly |
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| The Bride and Groom |
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| The MP's organizing the traffic and deterring robbers |
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| The VIP's |
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| Brother and Sister |
After the wedding our trip continued via Phnom Penh to Kep, known in colonial times as "Kep-sur-Mer". A very quiet and pleasant seaside town with great seafood! It is also the best point of exit to visit the islands in the bay. By the time we were boarding the small boat to Rabbit Island it was already dark. Our friends (Jules, Marjan, Jasmine, Charlotte and Ingeborg) were also on the Island that night...
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| On the way to the Kiri Selar cave-pagodas |
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| Kate and Tahawin |
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| Intrepid explorer |
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| On house call with dr Vuthy near the Caves |
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| Landing on Rabbit Island |
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| Lightning over the bay at night |
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| Swimming along the coastline until we spotted our friend's campfire, we crawled out of the water and pretended to having crossed from Kep... à la nage. |
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| Back in PP, noodles before bedtime |
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| Or at bedtime for some... |
