The inside of the temple and one rule when visiting temples, guests should be properly covered. No short pants and sleeveless shirts. Well, they were not so strict with these ladies but at least they were decent enough to go inside. And yes there were children following us the whole time.
The temple from the outside. The backpackers taking a commemorative shot.
Then off we went for lunch which we were so glad. By that time, it was already almost 2 in the afternoon. What came to our view was this.
You might be wondering, what are those? Those are huts beside Ton Le Sap lake or better yet over the lake and they are used as dining areas for tourists. We didn't see much Westerners but we don't know if there were other Asians like us. While everyone were fixing things and visiting the toilet, I went to our hut. Boy, It totally reminds me of Hanoi where they have this floating club by the river which you can reach walking through planks of wood joined together and this is even much more scary since it was just one plank of wood with just sticks to grab and steady people walking. I'm sure the water or mud is not deep. I just cannot take the idea of getting myself dirty if I ever fall. Anyway, it was a good balance exercise for someone who's starving.
The plank going to the "VIP room..." Upon reaching the hut, I wasn't comfortable the whole time since I was afraid that it would just disintegrate or it won't be able to carry our combined weights. It wasn't helping also that neighboring hut guests were testosterone filled teenagers out on a picnic and were jumping and playing around. It wasn't my best lunch during that particular holiday.
A part of our lunch menu
Not a part of our menu but one of the delicacies sold around the lake.
A boatman with his goods for sale going around the lake.
Much as I liked the entire experience that day, I wouldn't recommend it for other tourists. If you had visited zoo's in other places, it is better to forgo visiting Ta Mao Zoo. The only interesting thing for me were the sun bears aside from that, the other animals can also be seen in other places. As for the temple, if you are visiting Angkor Wat, better skip the temple near the zoo. It is the same as the others besides, there are also temples in Phnom Penh and for the lake, I wouldn't recommend it either. I think we overpaid the lunch. We had one whole chicken, one whole fish, one serving of beef , soda and rice for seven people and we paid 50 dollars which I think is a bit overpriced. Besides that, there was nothing to see in the lake but water. No breathtaking view whatsoever. So, it was just another day to see the sights outside of the city.
Back in the city after the tour, while waiting for Mitchell and Effa visit a temple, we saw this tree with bats. It was almost dusk so I guess they were starting to get ready for the night.
