February 20, Amanda's birthday, and an overnight bus ride that was only 5 hours long instead of 7 (a problem when you plan to sleep) and both of us having broken seats, lead to a long day before we finally reached Kampot. I had ribs, fires and lemon meringue pie for dinner...it made up for it!
Kampot was touted as a 'sleepy little river town' with Cambodia's best colonial French architecture. We however thought otherwise, large industrial and rundown... that's what we would have put in the guide book...
Bokor Hill Station
The main attraction in town, is an old French resort and town in what is now a National Wildlife Reserve. We took an organized tour to see the 'ghost town' as it was advertised, with a 'trek' through the jungle, a waterfall, and a sunset river cruise...all for $10 and it included lunch. Well it turns out that a Chinese company bought the park and were in the process of rebuilding some of the old French buildings as well as building some large Casinos of their own. All this meant that our jungle 'trek' was through a construction site, the 'ghost town' was either being renovated and was off limits or the re-inhabited by the workers, and he water fall was dry because its the dry season...all things they failed to mention! The lunch was good and so was the river cruise...and hay it was only $10!
Sunset cruise
Kampot was touted as a 'sleepy little river town' with Cambodia's best colonial French architecture. We however thought otherwise, large industrial and rundown... that's what we would have put in the guide book...
Bokor Hill Station
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| Gate to the 'Ghost town" |
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| Dry Waterfall |
Sunset cruise
