Banana trees

I have never understood the necessity of a banana tree  - surely just another piece of clutter for the dining room table and now I have one...............

 

An Emotional Weekend - written in mid October

Well we are well and truly into the wet season here:

Paul cycling to work with water half way up his wheels, over 'stinky river' - the overflowing open sewage outfall!! - mmmm where is the dettol?

and me hiding under my Angkor beer umbrella with mud flicked up my legs from my flipflops.

But it is refreshing, dare I say cooler and the wierd thing is your clothes dry instantly as you walk along and the sun soon shines again and the water dries up before your eyes

- a good wash down!!

We did our usual market fruit and veg shop on Saturday morning after an early morning bike ride and then went to a really nice salad bar for lunch!!

Torrential downpour so we got chatting to a well educated, I should think pretty wealthy 35 year old Cambodian gentleman who was telling us a little about his family history - he lost 75% of his family during the Pol Pot era -  generations of engineers - I was on the verge of tears.

 

On Sunday we went to Oudong Wat - about an hours drive outside PP - packed out as we are in the midst of Pchum Ben  - a national Cambodian holiday when everyone is meant to go back to their province to pay their respects at their family Wats and remember their ancestors. Families, rich and poor, in Lexus's and lorries bring all generations to share food and give money and remember - very moving.............

 



   The money counters....right in the middle of the Wat!!  I have to say this was an intersting angle on giving.....

Crunchy Crickets

 

So crunchy crickets do really exist!!

and........

 

I just wasn't brave enough to taste them.....