airscapes 2004
Upriver to Tonle Sap


We could have taken a short flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap/Angkor, but where's the fun in that? Instead we took a scenic boat trip up the Tonle Sap river.

 


   Leaving Phnom Penh at dawn


Leaving Phnom Penh at dawn

 


   It's going to be a scorcher


It's going to be a scorcher

 


   Riverside suburbs


Riverside suburbs

 


Riverside suburbs

 


Riverside suburbs

 


   Fishing village


Fishing village

 


   Ferry traffic


Ferry traffic

 


   Wat under construction


Wat under construction

 


   Village on the water


Village on the water

 


   Fishing village


Fishing village

 


Fishing village

 


   Into the wild


Into the wild

 


jungle growth

 


jungle growth

 


   Fork in the river


Fork in the river

 


   Boat heading to work


Boat heading to work

 


boat heading to work

 


   Narrow curves ahead


Narrow curves ahead

 


   Nearing the Tonle Sap


Nearing the Tonle Sap

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