River Boat to Phnon Penh
On the 17t of August I took the River boat from Siem Reap (which means Siam (Thai) defeated) to Phnom Penh. It’s a 6 hours boat trip on the Mekong River, and a must if you are travelling in Cambodia and have 23 US$ to spare. The weather was nice and for the first day in a long time there was not a cloud in the sky. For this reason most people was siting on top of the boat and not inside. Don’t think it’s the safest way to travel, but it sure makes it more interesting.
The boat departs from a part of Siem Reap that is a village of house boats floating on the river. Then runs straight into a big part of the river where you can’t see anything but water. At this point I felt that I should have taken the 4 US$ bus instead and fell asleep. But When I woke up about 2hours later, we had entered a more narrow part of the river and you could see beautiful landscapes on both sides. Once in a while we past small houses and villages on pillars, kids that was waving and blowing kisses and small fishing boats.
It was like the river was the highway and we were just passing by all this country towns on our way to the big city. After 4 1/2 hours of sun and wind in my face I felt I was getting sunburned and when inside to get some shade. I fell asleep soon after and when I woke up we were in Phnom Penh. Even if I sleep half the time, it was worth every penny and I would do it again if I had the choice.
