Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: A Silty River The Mekong
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: We spent eight days and seven nights cruising the Mekong River between
Kampong Cham in Cambodia and
My Tho in Vietnam.
Between the bridge that crosses the river at Kampong Cham and our mooring at My Tho we cruised 520.6kms along the Mekong. An unforgettable experience.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: A climb up the steps from the Mekong reveals beautiful views over the countryside at Wat Hanchey
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: Wat Hanchey was an important centre of worship during the Chenla period. The buildings that withstood the American bombings during the Vietnam War date back to the 8th century.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: - Wat Nokor Bachey. Built from black sandstone in the Jayarvaman VII period
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: People who live on the banks of the Mekong eat fish as a main source of protein. They collect firewood floating in the river and use the water for washing and cooking.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: The fertile silty banks of the Mekong are constantly slipping into the river.
The homes on the edge of the river are constantly under threat of collapse as the banks subside.
Many dredging boats fill barges to carry the silt from the bottom of the river bed to where it is needed to shore up the banks. Many barges are overloaded till they nearly sink.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Video of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: Phnom Penh revealed herself
as we cruised around a sweeping bend in the Mekong on a windy afternoon.
The contrast between the rural communities living along the river and the city was stark.
Video of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: Heading towards the Royal Palace via cyclo.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: Visiting the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is a feast for the eyes, even on a rainy day.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: Wherever you look there is something beautiful to see. A solid silver floor in the Silver Pagoda, beautiful fabrics and costumes, wonderful architecture and decoration on every building are a few of the highlights.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: The Royal Palace even has a cat!
Video of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: As we crossed the border into Vietnam we saw many people farming thousands of fish under their floating river homes.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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Caption: After the Vietnam War many canals connecting the waterways of the Mekong Delta were dug by South Vietnamese people. We travelled via sampan along the canals of Tan Châu. We saw fish farming , rice growing and fruit and vegetable farming.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Video of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: The canals provide access to the islands in the delta where people live and work. As well as grafting trees for orchards pots are produced for plants and baskets are woven from bamboo.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: At Cao Lãnh we took a short coach trip to visit Gao Giong (green oasis) where there is a bird sanctuary. Thousands of birds gather in this plain of reeds (Duong Tharp Muoi) to nest.
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
ក្រុងកំពង់ចាម
Caption: Journey’s End
at Ben Tre and My Tho
Picture of Krong
Kampong
Cham
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