Battambang

24/01/14 to 26/01/14

Bused it down to Battambang and on the way had the pleasure (and I do mean that) of watching what appeared to be the Chinese equivalent of a Carry On film set I the wild west.

Battambang (pronounced Bat tam bong) is Cambodia's second largest city and it was good to while a day or two away. Went to the circus at the Phrae Ponlek Seplak, a training establishment for orphans which is similar  to the Cirque d'Soliel. Well worth the time, absolute top class entertainment.

Also fitted in a cookery lesson, a trip to Cambodia's only vineyard (mmm, turps!), a ride on the bamboo train (not a euphemism rather an innovative local use of disused rail tracks involving a bamboo platform, two bogies and a 6hp engine) and a trip to a monastery. Oh, also had one of the best meals I've had in years, true gourmet cooking at a tenth the price you'd pay in the UK!

Pictures to come when I've got WiFi