Tropical Spice Garden - Penang

The Tropical Spice Garden is just down the raod from the Butterfly Park. Although it was small it showed that most plants can be grown in and around Penang Island. The cafe also makes a very nice Chocalte and Pepper bownie.

Penang Butterfly Park

The Penang Butterfly Park is fanatastic. We have seen a few over here and not many have impressed us much. This one had lots of colourful butterflies with a very scene garden. the butterflies were everywhere mixing with the plants. It was a bit pricy to go to but worth it. Now if you only get automatic cameras to catch moving buttterflies...

August gone already

Well August came and went.
Gemma-ann has Arrived and we headed for Penang for the last week.
So the next few blogs will be of thing to got upto in Penang. September has already started and going fast.

Shots of Cambodian Life

While driving to Beng Meala and the Silk Farm, We got to see the country life. It was very interesting. Like the whole commiunity working in the fields, or the hunderd live chickens go to market, or the pig on the bike, or how about the big water buffalo that won't get off the raod for us.

Silk Farm

Well we were in a land that makes hand woven silk material. So mum wanted to go to a silk farm. The silk farm was about 10 Km out of town. It was fun getting to as the road was very bad. But we made it. Mum enjoying herslf , while the guide and Me had problems keeping up with her.

Beng Meala

Beng Meala is a temple about 70 Km from Seim Reap. So we went with a Guide and a taxi for a day trip out to it. This temple was only found about 10 years ago. They have finished clearing the mines and made a few starter ramps for people, The rest is upto you to go and explore this temple in the jungle. The guide that was with us made sure that all snakes and deadly things were out of the way, It meant a lot of climbing, but we did it. It was a lot of fun..

Floating Village on river in Cambodia

While in Cambodia we got to explorer a floating village. This village moves with the shoreline. As the lake expands the boats move with it, and visa versa. This is a unique lifestyle to live in. The Family eat fish from the lake, sleep on the lake, wash and clean in the lake. the kids play in the lake as well. It was a great afternoon adventure.