Kampong Cham is in central Cambodia and about a two-hour drive from the capital Phnom Penh. Linda Weaver and I made the trek there to see one of the oldest viable wood homes in the country. War, water, humidity and fire has taken most old wood homes long ago.
This home was built about 1910 and vacant since 1975 when its inhabitants were killed by Khmer Rouge for being among the Muslim minority.
Whenever I am deep in the Provence's, kids gather around close by and adults gather at greater distance to get a look at a foreigner in-person. It's always the same. If the kids warm up to us, the adults come in closer for a better look. Thats when my Khmer driver steps in and begins answering their questions and handles translations. For a real treat, I make a point of taking folks' pictures and them showing the results. They just squirm and go crazy with laughter.
Old prayer tower. Circa 1900?
Linda on one of our ferry crossings.
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