Lost inside Cambodia (4)

On the road again with Buddhist Monks.

Cambodia November-December 2016 (19 photos)

Following my previous post about the busy Siem Reap Street Market, let’s head out on the road again. There’s much to see on and from Cambodia’s roads. Many of these photos were taken through the windscreen of my guide’s 4WD.

Driving into Sisophon (also known as Svay or Serei Saophoan) my guide headed down some side roads, not because they offered a shortcut but to provide me with a greater variety of scenes of Cambodian life. Down this particular road we came across some Buddhist Monks (above).

Continuing down this same road and to my guide’s complete surprise, we drove straight into a street market. With a bit of luck we were able to negotiate a path through the markets, without hitting anyone or anything.

Yes, we drove into and through there… eventually.

One of the many shops you see along the road. The bottles under the umbrella contain motorbike fuel.

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This time, we find ourselves in the northern town of Anlong Veng, perhaps the Khmer Rouge’s last urban stronghold to fall and the place where Pol Pot’s ashes are scattered. No, we didn’t bother to visit that site. It was early morning and I took some photos walking the street, whilst my guide ate breakfast.

That rider is clearly still of school age, but he is entrusted with two other lives, including a younger sibling squashed in the middle.

The most people I saw on one motorbike was 5, but 3 of them were children. At least this child has something to sit on.

On the road again with a Buddhist Monk.

If you’re wondering, he was excitedly running to tell his friends he’d just seen a dragon.

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And now, just some random views from the road, somewhere lost inside Cambodia.

Evening road markets have a habit of just popping up and patrons will stop/park anywhere, even on the wrong side of the road.

On the road again. Just can’t wait to get on the road again.

The life I love is making music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again.

On the road again. Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again.

On the road again. Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway. We’re the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turning our way

And our way…

Is on the road again. Just can’t wait to get on the road again. The life I love is makin’ music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again

And with that, I will now be heading on the road again, or more precisely catching a plane overseas at the end of this week. I’ll return with my next post in a couple of weeks.