Karen, farms and Hong Kong

Here I am with some kids that we saw from our tuk tuk on the way to the Tonle Sap lake from Seim Reap. We stopped to get some pictures of the rice and lotus fields, and saw one little girl smiling from this 10 foot square hut by the side of the road. When I smiled at her, she giggled and waved. So I asked the mom if I could take a picture with her. Within seconds all 7 of these kids were there wanting to be in the picture. They were all so happy and adorable, and the mom was so pleasant.

The photo at the right was across the road from the kids. There are rice fields and lotus fields here. I wrote about them in a previous blog. I wanted to be sure to include a picture of the cricket catchers (below). These contraptions were all along the road in this one section.

 

So Rick and Karen left Cambodia via Poipet and Bangkok on Thursday evening.

We arrived at almost midnight in Hong Kong, found a hotel and prepared for two days of playing tourist. Hong Kong is a very interesting place. I did not realize how many people live in this very small country. Being it was a British colony for a hundred years or so, there were many times in that hundred years when neighboring countries had wars, and many refugees fled to Hong Kong. The number of very tall apartment buildings is overwhelming. I don't know what they would do if they had no electricity. It looked like most of the apartment buildings are over 30 stories tall, and they are everywhere. Two days was plenty of time for me here. I felt so claustrophobic with so many people everywhere all the time. We did enjoy a harbor tour and a ride up to a high peak with a gorgeous view. The world is so full of interesting things and God's amazing creation. How blessed we are to be able to see a bit of it.