THE MANY FACES OF TONLE SAP

A visit to Siem Reap means hopping from one ancient temple to another, however, there is another noteworthy visit nearby…the floating villages of Tonle Sap Lake. The village of Kompong Phluk is the most visited and just a few kilometers from Siem Reap. It offers a very good contrast once you finally had your fill of temples. Our private guide took us there on our last day in Siem Reap. The drive through the Cambodian countryside was truly a humbling experience. Watching people go about their lives in simplicity made me reflect on my life and how I’d like to live it moving forward.

I can no longer recall how long the drive was but I remember us parking beside a river and then hopping on a wooden boat that was to take us to the village. The water was muddy and looked like milk chocolate but with the sun out and bright I thought it provided an earthy and rustic tone to my photographs. As we sailed into the village I saw all these houses on stilts, although I didn’t expect to see a lot of human activity assuming that people stayed indoors to evade the prying eyes of tourists. Instead, we found ourselves cruising through a busy village. People busy with household chores, children playing, women paddling boats with stuff to trade, men fixing fishing nets and families just busy working together. It was fascinating to see all these people living in such an unusual environment. Of course I immediately got busy with my camera. I took a lot of photos of the houses, the river and the edge of the lake but for this post, I am featuring the many faces of Tonle Sap Lake.

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7 Comments on “THE MANY FACES OF TONLE SAP”

CKP
September 4, 2020

Beautiful faces. This is how we felt about living in Costa Rica. Simple. Busy. Or not. Living. Not acquiring.

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- rderealphotos
  September 6, 2020
  
  Thank you! Glad you like my photos. They say there’s a different kind of happiness when one lives simply.
  
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rawatluvnish
September 4, 2020

Great work

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Monkey's Tale
September 1, 2020

We visited Tonle Sap during the dry season as well, but there weren’t many villagers in the town. Great pictures of such an interesting place.

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- rderealphotos
  September 1, 2020
  
  Thanks. We were there the last day of the rainy season…although it still rained the next day. LOL. Interesting place indeed.
  
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Rebecca Wallick
August 31, 2020

Stunningly beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing your view of a place and culture I would otherwise likely never experience.

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- rderealphotos
  September 1, 2020
  
  Thank you! It’s such a magical place…hope you get to visit it too someday.
  
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