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At the pond
When we headed to the countryside of the Battambang district for some more scenic pictures I discovered this fisherman at the pond. The way to catch the fish is to wait on the shore until you see movement on the water. Then throw out the net and wade into the water to get it back.…
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Riding a bamboo train
On a lazy afternoon i decided to take a tour to the touristic attractions that Battambang has to offer. I visited a place where you could ride a part of the abandoned tracks that once went to Phnom Penh from what was once the central train station of Battambang. The ride is a little different from…
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Abandoned airport
Woke up at 5.45 AM to take my bike to the abandoned Airport of Battambang. Operation stopped since mid 2000s and hasn’t recovered ever since. The premises are home to some 30 soldiers that keep an eye on the area. In the afternoons the abandoned landing strip becomes the local meeting point for young people.…
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Road side snacks
On my recent bike tour I came across a row of small stalls selling bamboo pods filled with rice soaked in coconut milk and roasted over an open fire. A couple was preparing the pods. After the rice gets cooked the pods are all covered up with black burnt ashes. With a large knife the…
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At the ice factory
I rented a mountain bike and went on a trip north to the city when suddenly i crossed a site that i could hardly ignore. I was watching out for someone who saws an ice block at the Angkor area, so it sparked my attention immediately. The local ice factory. It is hard to describe.…
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Abandoned train station
This reminded me a lot about being at Sibiu last year. The tracks are long forgotten. The railway between Bangkok and Battambang isn’t running since the civil war broke out the premises are abandoned and don’t serve any other purpose than providing a nice afternoon trip. The idea of a perfect cycle path from Bangkok…
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Two sides of a rising country
Battambang is not an especially poor city or an example for the Cambodian clash of social problems. But I decided to publish these pictures anyway. There are buildings and offices in this town and you can really feel people starve to raise themselves to a new social level. On the other hand there are the…