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I took more pictures in Battambang than anywhere else we visited; I found it a city of texture, and colour, and grit.

This is not, however, where we spent the nights. :-)

There are no longer trains in Cambodia*, for now at least, but there are plans, we understand.
In Battambang, the station is looking quite spiffy, but the tracks may need a bit of maintenance before rail travel can be resumed.

*except for the Bamboo Railway, which is great fun indeed.

,,,because I am incapable of passing condiments by.

Our one-night "homestay", arranged upon arriving in Vinh Long, left us with mixed emotions. We "guests"- all fifteen of us, how intimate - enjoyed an excellent meal, and excellent traveller conversation, but the family members themselves remained fleeting apparitions, going about their daily chores in shy, shadowed silence.

*and there is a reason for the odd title, I promise.

“To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.”
-John Ruskin (English Writer and Critic, 1819-1900)

Three monks make their morning rounds.
This is Phnom Penh, which is one of my favourite cities ever.