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We caught a long boat along the river and across Tonle Sap Lake to Battambang.  We had to sit on the roof, since we were one of the last on and there were no seats left for us! The journey took about 7 to 8 hours and was really picturesque.  We past floating villages where all the kids went mad when they saw us, they were waving and screaming at us.  We went past fishermen, floating markets, farmers doing something with their grass, not sure what and even a Buddhist Monastery on stilts in the middle of the lake!

It took 6 hours by bus from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Phnom Penh in Cambodia which included the border crossing, so it wasn't too bad, except we were the only tourists on the bus.

Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon sits on the Saigon River. It is a mixture of old colonial French Buildings and new skyscrapers with modern shops.  It has a buzz about it and as you walk the tree lined streets you can't help but like the city, it has a nice feel about it and the people are really friendly.

We caught the overnight bus to Nha Trang, only 12 hours! We arrived at 6 am and had to walk about a mile to our hotel, but it was along the coast road and reasonably cool so it wasn't too bad.  We couldn’t believe how many people were up and exercising on the beach at that time of day, all locals of course.