Our first stop was a bit out of town was the pink temple Banteay Srei, this is a much smaller temple.
Our next stop was a wild life park. I usually enjoy these sorts of things but I was not anticipating a happy time at this place as I thought they may not have it right and I may see animals in places that they shouldn't be. Well I was so wrong. They had a big focus on biodiversity, conservation and education. They had sections where the animals were well away from the public so they would be able to be released back into the wild. He talked about the animals that they had already released and about the things they were putting in place in schools to stop people keeping wild animals as pets or killing them for shonky medicinal reasons.
My favourites were the gibbons. We have gibbons in the zoo close to our home, they often wake us up at night. It was great to see some so close to their natural habitat. And they put on quite a display with their loud calls.
Our trek began at the wildlife centre, and a trek it was. We only had to climb 1500 metres, however at around 37degrees it was a bit of an effort. There were parts that were more clambering than trekking and apart from the puffing and sweat running into my eyes I enjoyed it. At the top there was a small waterfall. Then we walked back down.
A nice lunch was had in a forest setting a and I'm a bit cross because the whole time we have been away people have been ordering milk shakes for lunch. I'm not a big milk drinker so haven't followed suit. Until today that is, when I found that they are more of a fruit smoothie. I had a mango one and it just tasted like blitzed mango and was delicious. Bugger.
Our afternoon habit has been to come back to to the hotel, throw our sweaty clothes in the bath to soak and to have a swim. And that is exactly what we did today.
The tuk tuk driver was waiting outside our hotel to run us into town, where we met up with Emma. Lance found us a lovely French restaurant, Le Malraux. We enjoyed an excellent meal and would highly recommend this place. For desert we found a place called the Blue Pumpkin. Downstairs is a patisserie sort of shop and upstairs an ice cream parlour. Is was really cool with large wall sofas, so deep that your feet are out in front of you, and little tables to pop on your lap. Desert was delicious as well. Who thought we would come to Cambodia for this type of cuisine.
Just when you think you have seen every thing possible on a motorbike. Here they have trailers to hook on the back. We have see a cow on a trailer attached to a motor bike. And in this photo you can't see the corrugated iron hanging off the back.
Yep, this is on a trailer on the back of a motorbike.
And now for bed and our last day here is tomorrow.
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