From Tibet the Mekong river runs through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is one of the major rivers in the world.
Also: Musing on the Mekong…
Cambodia map has been once again emerged as a potential tourist destination.
Cambodia welcomes tourists from every corner of the world.
A day in the life of a young girl.
A day in the life of a young girl.
Where people making a living.
Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge
Glad to see some pictures for a change. Keep posting photos, please as I don’t have the privilege to see Cambodia every day, like you.
These pictures are beautiful; your country-native visual perspective is uniquely different from foreigners vacation photos. Always a treasure! Thank you, ThaRum.
I’m also wondering, where along the Mekong these pictures were shot? The top-most picture reminds me of the picturesque & historic New Orleans riverboats and French quarter.
The family fishing, what would they catch and sell? How long is their work day? In New England, similar fisherman (usually a man’s job due to the physical strength required) go out during pre-dawn hours and return in the early afternoon.
Also, do the floating houseboats always stay anchored or do they move up and down river according to seasons? Can you tell me what those large glowing buildings are in the background? Hotels? Offices? Is this new industry?
Lastly, where does the bridge begin and end and does much car traffic actually use it?
So elated you find these photo unique.
Michaela also posted her photo:
http://blog.kalabird.com/archives/2006/04/27/000421.html
The boat-ride was on the way from Tonle Sap to the Mekong river. The yellow colored building is Foreign Correspondent Club, a French-built building. On Sisowath Quay foreign tourists enjoy drinking cheap beer and western food in restaurants. More or less it is going to be Bangkok’s Khaosan Road.
Tonle Sap, the fresh water river in Khmer, is an important source of fish. We have got a slogan that goes: where there is water, there is fish. Well, their boats are their homes.
>>Also, do the floating houseboats always stay anchored or do they move up and down river according to seasons?
I am not quite sure, but perhaps some of my readers might be able to contribute.
Of course, hotels are in the background. It is one of my favorite photo, too. This is about this dual world.
The bridge was built to cross the Tonle Sap, and of course this Great Lake also meets the Mekong River. The bridge was damaged in the war, and was later re-built by Japan. Traffic during weekend is awesome. Not only that, it is a spot where some broken-heart people often choose to commit suicide, dropping him/herself into the the river.
nice picture Tharum,
me too i love the river