Throughout South East Asia people have a special feeling in their heart for the Buddhist monks. In the airport and in other pubic places there are seats set aside for these monks to sit down, thought the rest of us may stand. We, too were fascinated by them! Here's a shot of three monks on a motor cycle in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

These puppets are part of a very old tradition in the Cambodian culture. We enjoyed attending a puppet show that was performed as part of an effort to raise money for needy and homeless children in the Siem Reap area (read: Angkor Wat). It's hard to forget the recent history of the killing fields and the ongoing assault by landmines that can destroy a family's financial support in one horrible event.

Many people don't associate living on a boat as being the "countryside," but because there's such a large population that moves around according to the height of the Tonle Sap river I've included photos of the floating villages as part of my Cambodian countryside page. Because  Scott & I live on a boat we have an affinity for others who live on a boat. This beautifully decorated house boat was part of the floating village in the Siem Reap area. Many of these are home stays and a tourist could arrange to stay on a boat. I doubt that there would be air conditioning and clean running drinking and shower water that we're used to!