Stung Treng has been celebrating the life of a monk who died 100 days ago, it sounds eerily quiet now the chanting that's been going on everyday has stopped. The cremation occurred under a very heavy blood-filled full moon and the flames were still going when I went for my run the following morning at 5.30am !......
Just returned from a week in the big city for a week of language training, it ain't getting any easier....I consoled myself with some cocktails at Raffles, very nice, especially the 'Femme Fatale' (this rather pleasant champagne cocktail is dedicated to Jackie Kennedy who had it when she visited in the 1960's). The singapore sling wasn't bad either !
Back home after a 10 hour bus journey. The travelling is okay but I don't think I'll ever not feel slightly nauseous when I'm sitting next to khmer people munching on deep fried tarantulas and grasshoppers! (Definitely some local delacacies I won't be trying !)