Best Sunset of the Trip?
Our entire time in Siem Riep we had a wonderful guide Kim who was recommended by our friends Janet and Adam. Kim is a local in the truest sense of the word. Her family grew up at Angkor Wat and her childhood was spent playing in the ruins. She now has pursued her education and is in the works to completing her Bachelors degree. Her goal is to become a translator for an NGO. Needless to say, Kim was invaluable during our time in Siem Riep since all the history of the country, the ruins, and the heat can really get to to.
One afternoon, we took a break from temples to visit Tonle Sap Lake. It is the largest lake in the country and responsible for the livelihood of all who live on it and around it. We got a chance to see some of it (and the healthy rice fields around it) on a short boat ride through some floating villages. These villages only exist on the lake in the dry season. During the rest of the year, with the water too high, the families either move the floating house back to shore or they actually have a second home on land. Throughout the floating homes you can find fish farms, chicken coops, pigs...and during the dry season they even have their own local floating school for all of the kids.
We headed back to our guesthouse on the dusty clay road in our motorized tuk tuk with the sky turning to fire and a full moon rising.
