Kompong Pluk - Flooded forest

One of the last things that I did in Siem Reap is visit the flooded forest. It was over priced to do by yourself or in a small group because the boat they gave you could fit about 20 people. But we went all the way there so we did it anyways.

All the buildings are propped up on stilts. They have everything they need in the village

School

Pigs in the .. yard?

All the families had similar boats to these which they zipped around in.

We paid another $5 to get a paddle boat to take us around in the forest.

It was super quiet and still in the trees, really green and refreshing.

On the trees you could see muscles all in the bark of the trees from where the water rises to during the wet season.

More peacefullness

Afterwords the big boat took us out to the lake where we hang out for about 30 min. The lake is so big that you feel like you are out on the ocean, also very peaceful

On the way back we saw some girls coming home from school.

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