There isn’t a whole lot to do in Battambang, but that’s part of the charm. Cambodia’s second-largest city is pretty small, and the centre can be covered easily in an hour or two—if you can make it past all the trendy little bars and cafes without stopping. That was the hard part for us, but once we escaped the happy hours and homemade rum, we were able to hire another scooter, hit the road, and get lost in all the temples, fish, crocodiles and cheer we could handle.
Mook really likes the Cambodian sexy booty lions
Fishermen on the Sangkae River
The entrance to Wat Sangke, a temple on the riverside
Sangke Pagoda
View from our hotel room balcony, which was a steal at $15 per night
Central market
Fresh fruit and veg at the central market
Got lost in the countryside and ended up in a field
When we finally found our way out, we were inside a temple
The big Buddha at Ek Phnom
The old Ek Phnom temple ruins
Sexy booty lion
Farmers putting unmilled rice into bags in front of the new Ek Phnom temple
The crocodile farm is one of Battambang’s big attractions
Motherfucking $1 taco tuk-tuk
Fish being dried in the sun
These people sit and gut fish for $7.50 a day
Fish in baskets brought by boat from the Tonle Sap
The new Wat Samrong Knong. The old one is a slightly haunted-looking but otherwise non-descript temple that was used as a Khmer Rouge prison
Wat Samrong Knong
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