January 23, 2014
Another fabulous breakfast but this time no crepes (have to watch my waistline-LOL) so it's fried eggs, toast/baguette, juice and coffee We have a tour to BOKOR MOUNTAIN scheduled for today. We get picked up at 9:00 am. There are about 13 of us in the van for this tour. Cost $12 pp. It's a long drive to Bokor National Park. As we enter the park area I'm thinking that this is not what I expected as it's not like the national parks back home like Yosemite, Shenandoah, etc. It seems like the Chinese are investing money here. A huge, new resort has been built and I see signs with plans for a housing development of villas, etc. Bokor Hill Station-water tower, reservoir, huge rocks near the cliff edge, ruins of the old resort/casino, other old buildings, a church, statue of a big Buddha. The views are quite nice but there's a feeling of sadness that I'm experiencing here. We stop at an area with picnic benches and food for sale. Our tour includes lunch which turns out to be a container of fried rice and water. If you wanted something more there was food you could buy. We arrive back to town 2:30 pm and are given tickets for the sunset river cruise part of this tour. Meeting point is right across from our hotel at 4:30 pm. While we wait-you guessed it-we have drinks and caramel ice cream at RTT.
Another fabulous breakfast but this time no crepes (have to watch my waistline-LOL) so it's fried eggs, toast/baguette, juice and coffee We have a tour to BOKOR MOUNTAIN scheduled for today. We get picked up at 9:00 am. There are about 13 of us in the van for this tour. Cost $12 pp. It's a long drive to Bokor National Park. As we enter the park area I'm thinking that this is not what I expected as it's not like the national parks back home like Yosemite, Shenandoah, etc. It seems like the Chinese are investing money here. A huge, new resort has been built and I see signs with plans for a housing development of villas, etc. Bokor Hill Station-water tower, reservoir, huge rocks near the cliff edge, ruins of the old resort/casino, other old buildings, a church, statue of a big Buddha. The views are quite nice but there's a feeling of sadness that I'm experiencing here. We stop at an area with picnic benches and food for sale. Our tour includes lunch which turns out to be a container of fried rice and water. If you wanted something more there was food you could buy. We arrive back to town 2:30 pm and are given tickets for the sunset river cruise part of this tour. Meeting point is right across from our hotel at 4:30 pm. While we wait-you guessed it-we have drinks and caramel ice cream at RTT.
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| Graffiti?? |
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| Big Buddha statue |
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| Lovely view |
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| Huge rocks |
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| Old resort/casino |
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| Reservoir |
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| New hotel |
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| Water tower |
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| Old church |
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| Old church |
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| Inside the church |
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| View |
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| View |
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| Leaving the park |
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| Our boat for the sunset cruise on the river. |
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| Other cruises available |
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| Passing scenery |
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| Interesting bridge |
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| Fishing boats coming home |
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| Pretty house |
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| Stately looking trees |
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| River scenery |
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| Nice reflection |
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| Sunset |
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| Sunset |
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| Back after a wonderful, relaxing 2 hour cruise. |
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| Mai tais |
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| Beef burritos |
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| Sait moarn chantii |
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| Brownie & chocolate ice cream |
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| Me and wait staff |
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| Beautiful inside and out! |
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