Battambang is less frequented as a city by the tourist hoards, making it feel a little more ours for the time we were there. It was one of the biggest cities, yet not large in the scale of things (see the Khmer Rouge bit in the Phnom Penh entry).
Our new friend ‘Kim’ (who was the loveliest, friendliest guy ever) drove us around the countryside in his Tuk Tuk, teaching us about all of the history, horticulture, bats, temples and introducing us to the famed ‘bamboo train’.
Our new friend ‘Kim’ (who was the loveliest, friendliest guy ever) drove us around the countryside in his Tuk Tuk, teaching us about all of the history, horticulture, bats, temples and introducing us to the famed ‘bamboo train’.
Kim our trusted tour guide for the day …possibly our favorite part of the trip was hearing his amazing yet scary history tied up with all of Cambodia’s hardships. 
Chilies drying in the sun
Peanuts drying in the sun
Some of the very very friendly local kids 
Us at the temple of the tour, neglected under the Khmer Rouge
So this is the infamous Bamboo train …they have taken the track wheels from old tanks and put a flat bamboo tray on top it, then they stick a motor on it, a couple of ten year old kids for drivers and hay presto a new form of transport.
Ok, we did not mention brakes and other trains above… there are no brakes and generally there are only other bamboo trains in the way. You come to a gradual rolling stop where you argue with the other train, generally the one with the greatest load gets to stay while the other train is disassembled and put aside. This is us recreating our train.
So this is the infamous Bamboo train …they have taken the track wheels from old tanks and put a flat bamboo tray on top it, then they stick a motor on it, a couple of ten year old kids for drivers and hay presto a new form of transport. Ok, we did not mention brakes and other trains above… there are no brakes and generally there are only other bamboo trains in the way. You come to a gradual rolling stop where you argue with the other train, generally the one with the greatest load gets to stay while the other train is disassembled and put aside. This is us recreating our train.
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