Two days to update on.
Yesterday we visited a silk factory and saw how silk was made through the entire process. We saw the worms, their cocoons, how they get the silk into thread, how they dye it and eventually weave it. Then we saw a wood/stone carving shop where they were making lots of Buddha heads.
Today we went out on a long boat ride over the Tonle Sap river, a manmade freshwater lake. In the middle of the lake is a floating village. The Vietnamese that came here and have no money can't afford land so they live on the water. Their houses literally float in the lake and they get everywhere by boat. Beggars come up to you in their little boats and grab on to the sides of your boat. There are little children with snakes around their necks to get your attention, too. Then we saw a catfish farm and a crocodile farm on a floating platform. They harvest the fish for food and the crocs for leather.
Sorry this is so quickly written but we just got finished watching The Killing Fields and I'm exhausted.
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