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| Video of one of the dragon boat races |
We were just lucky enough to be in Siem Reap during the water festival. Our hotel was walking distance to all the festivities along the river. Of course, we had to check out the main event: the dragon boat racing. We saw many teams, mostly all males. However, there were a few all female teams. We even saw our tour group's co-ed team,
GAdventures!
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| Ingenious tea carrier |
Most of the other festivities included eating. We even saw fried tarantulas, although I only tried a green milk tea. Plus, there were so many ways to get wet. There was boxing over an inflated pool of water. Further in the evening, that pool of water was released into the street; and, the entire street was getting doused in hoses of water. We detoured around.
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| Phare Circus performers |
Yet, my favorite part of life in Siem Reap had to be the
Phare Circus show. "Same, same, but different" is a saying that our guide has used throughout our tour. The Phare Circus attempted to provide an acrobatic dramatization of the the saying. Throughout the show, there were actors who played western tourists and Cambodians while also performing a series of amazing stunts. The participants were extremely engaging and fully involved in their characters while drawing the audience into the skits. A definite must see!
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| Phare Circus performer somehow balancing on cylinders |
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