Battambang

A nice stop over between the big cities of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh is a little town called Battambang. Although there isn't that much to do in the little town, the food is amazing and there are alot of great things surrounding the city.
    When we arrived we went to the night market for food and it's just a bunch of stalls along the river serving noodle and rice dishes. We chose to eat at one that had a chef no older than 14. He was adorable and so hard working and the finished fried rice with veg was one of the best I have eaten. We were so impressed we came back the following night! After a very long day..!
     In the morning we were picked up by our tuk tuk driver for the day named Tony. He was born and raised of Battambang and was able to give us the full tour! He first took us to the bamboo train, quite sketchy but very fun! There is only one track so if two trains are going towards each other, one has to be taken apart and put off the track!

     Back in our tuk tuk he took us to a garden where he told us about the food they were growing and let us try peanuts, lemongrass, cucumbers, etc.

   
















      He took us to a few temples that we had to climb up to.

We stopped at a little stand where my friend bought a jungle rat that had been grilling on a barbeque. I had to try a bite! And I was very pleasantly surprised. It was one of the best meats I've eaten and my friend is a chef and he agreed. The flavor was delicious and it was quite tender.

A winery, where the French had taught the Cambodians how to make wine.

 Stopped at a killing cave, climbing down into the cave was a little frightening, and rightfully so considering how many people were killed there. Many taken to the top and just pushed over the side.. There is a tribute set up full of bones and the cave definitely has a negative energy, but we paid our respects and moved along to the next bit of our adventure.

    The last stop was a cave that we sat and waited outside of for nearly an hour but it was worth it when 7 million bats came flying out! You could see the way they shifted with the wind as they flew. It was an incredible sight!