On day 3 of our Cambodia trip, we travelled from Siem Reap to Battambang, a four hour bus trip! Luckily, to break up the monotony we stopped over at the Floating Villages and had a two hour river cruise with beautiful views of the river and its floating houses, school and hospital. We also visited the floating crocodile farm, a tourist destination where we saw not only crocodiles, but snakes, birds and fish (food for the crocodiles!).
After our wonderful river cruise, we hopped back on the bus and after a three hour drive finally arrived at our hotel in Battambang. After settling in at our hotel, we had a tour of the city, our first destination being the "Mercy House of Soft Drinks"-the only vegan restaraunt in Battambang. Here we spent a great deal of time kashering their kitchen and prepared our ingredients for our dinner. After choosing our meals, we headed to the local produce market, where we were amazed to see huge bunches of bananas for only $1 a kilo! After filling our bags with Battambang's finest fruits and catching whiffs of some "interesting" odours, we originally planned on going back to the restaurant, but on the way back we crossed the bridge and caught sight of the aerobics and dancing taking place in Battambang's park. A spontaneous decision resulted in an hour of Cambodian style "Zumba" and a few rounds of the Cambodian shuttlecock kicking game.
After burning those few extra calories, we headd back to the "Mercy House of Soft Drinks''. There we were treated to an empty retaurant and delicious kosher Cambodian style food. We then returned to our hotel and after journal writing (and blogging!) we retreated to our rooms to get some needed rest for day four of our trip.
By Ben & Gideon.
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