Cambodia Cruisin!
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| Ice cold beer after a dusty trail! |
While the scenery and temples were magnificent, it was the people that really stood out for me. I can still hear the children shouting "Hello" and running out to wave to us. We always made a point to respond with a hearty Hello and a wave back as we were impressed by their enthusiasm to try out some English.
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| Kids sneaking away from class to see the foreigners |
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A few of the kids from a small village out to see the strange visitors! |
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| Some shy girls walking home from school with their portable shade branch |
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| A young girl patiently waiting for her mother to finish working the salt fields |
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| Ok so this one was not so excited to see us! |
The adults were equally kind throughout the country. I was amazed how some of the people had so little yet they seemed so happy, really should be a lesson to all us in the commercialized western countries and our desire to reach happiness through purchases of material goods.
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| Four fishermen pausing to see the boat full of foreigners on the Tonle Sap river |
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Two women and a man that were in the Temple came out to see the strangely dressed foreigners |
A blog post about the people of Cambodia wouldn't be complete without a couple of shots of the Buddhist Monks that you would see throughout the country. The Monks wearing their orange robes always stood out in a mystical way and I would always stare and wonder about their lives. They were also very gracious and unassuming.
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| Two Buddhist Monks on a hiking trail to visit a waterfall |
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4 Buddhist Monks relaxing in the shade near a temple |
Great people in a great country. In the next blog post, I'll focus more on the scenery and temples, again spectacular in this beautiful land. Stay tuned!
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