Day 4 in Siam Reap
On the 4th day of our trip, we continued with our 3-days tour with the tour guide to Tonle Sap. Tonle Sap and floating village seems to be a must-visit tourist spot when you are in Siam Reap, Cambodia.
Tonle Sap ("Great Lake") refers to a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, the Tonle Sap Lake and an attached river, the 120km long Tonle Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong. They form the central part of a complex hydrological system, situated in the 12,876 sq km Cambodian floodplain covered with a mosaic of natural and agricultural habitats that Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually. The central plain formation is the result of millions of years of Mekong alluvial deposition and discharge. As one of the world's most varied and productive ecosystems the region has always been of central importance for Cambodia's food provision. Either directly or indirectly it affects the livelihood of large numbers of a predominantly rural population to this day. (click here for more information from Wikipedia)
On the boat at Tonle Sap Lake, going towards the floating market.
Floating village
There's a boat with 2 kids holding a snake. We tried to capture photo because we find it interesting. Then, the boat rowed towards us and asked for money. We can actually carry the snake and snap photos on our boat. Friend tried it but I just paid $1 as I took a photo of the small boy. Pity them too, have to earn a living under hot sun.
Then, we were stopped at a house at floating village, where we can rest and enjoy the view.
There are lots of crocodile, I would said is a farm, where they are being caged. Not sure what are these crocodiles for, maybe just as tourist attraction site?
Turning back to the platform and I saw these! *scream*
Dried crocodiles! O-M-G. So those that I've seen in the photo above, will become dried crocodile?
These kids sitting on these huge metal bowls, kinda cute.
Of course, they are the same as the kids with snake. They will ask for money if you wanna take photos with them.
Me with Tonle Sap & Floating village
Last shot before leaving back to town.
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Then, we went to Artisans Angkor to check out how people do crafting.
The lady arranging gold leaves to become a picture.
The man doing wood crafting.
Elephant crafting in the making. This is very nice.
Even the garden of Artisans Angkor is full of crafts. Beautiful.
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Then, we had lunch in the city before continuing our tour. We decided to have Cambodian Barbeque + Steamboat for lunch in a restaurant at pub street. Pub street is kinda quiet in the day as compared to night time.
For lunch, we decided to go adventurous. We ordered different kind of meat for barbeque. What you can think of now? Snake? Yes we ordered. Shark? Yes we ordered. Crocodile? Yes we ordered. Please refer to the photo below for all kinds of meat that we had. Crocodile meat feels normal whereas snake meat is super chewy. Something different, something new. Feels good to try new stuff.
The bbq + steamboat pot and the meats!
The meat platter. ^_^
After lunch, we went to a cultural village where we get to enjoy some shows. Will be updating about it in next post. =D
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