Battambang

Mostly on the bus again today driven by trusty Mr Paul (definitely not his real name but that's the closest word it sounds like to my ignorant ear). He is an absolute legend at both over and under taking and has a right laugh when he scares the group by driving over potholes at 60mph and making the whole bus shake. On the way to Battambang we stopped by some of the artist villages along the way - metal work and pottery. Everything is essentially done by hand and their skill is amazing. They pass down their knowledge through generations and there was some definite child labour going on (but it is Sunday here to be fair...). The hundreds of piggy banks in various shapes below haven't been glazed but we saw loads on stalls - favourite colour choice seems to be bright gold (even for the pumpkins). We arrived in the city just before sunset so haven't seen much yet. I was most excited for this area and what I've seen so far is beautiful so can't wait to see more in the morning.Read more