VWAP Cambodia Day 9 (29 November 2008)

We went to the Water Village today. Sounds ordinary? Well, for those of you who watched the Amazing Race Asia, you'd be interested to find out that the famous basketball court on the floating platform, to which the team members had to travel to shoot a few baskets, is in this very village!

We travelled to a jetty near the border of Cambodia. All of us boarded the speed boat and started off to the Village. There were clumps of water plants everywhere. There were also countless fishing boats belonging to the villagers.




We had not gone very far when we reached the Tourist Centre. We disembarked near a pool of fish. Our guide explained the fish were bred to feed the crocodiles. Caleb and I peered inquisitively at the crocodile pit. The first crocodile who saw us looked at us lazily, as though deciding whether it should eat us or the humans. In the end, it slunk back into the darkness to snooze.

We walked around and explored the Tourist Centre. There was a gift shop with lots of souvenirs but they were priced ridiculously so we did not buy anything.

After we boarded the boat again, we headed for the floating platform Catholic Church, just next to the basketball court.














After taking a quick look around the church, we went to the basketball court for a game! It was really fun!

















I used my horn to butt the ball into the hoop, putting us on par with the adults' team. It was Caleb, who kicked the ball right on target using his hooves, making it fall cleanly into the hoop! We won! Team Neotrio vs. Team Adults: 6:5!!! YAY!!!








We returned to the hotel after that. Jinxgirl's parents brought us to the market nearby to do more shopping. When we were finished, we ate at Blue Pumpkin, a bakery/lounge/restaurant/ cafe. Upstairs was really cool. There was a giant couch with breakfast trays for people to eat MEALS in bed! Cool, isn't it?





Once we had eaten and put our belongings down at the hotel, we went to visit the mall behind our hotel. It had a few shops but was like a ghost town. We decided to return to the hotel after we had finished looking at everything.