Last week we took our first trip to Battambang, Cambodia’s second largest city.
This part of the country is renowned for its rice growing and green oranges – yeah, I know it is weird that oranges are green, I mean why are they called oranges if they’re green?
We got quite a bit of rain while there but still jammed a lot into our two days. This downpour was brewing while we were on our way to Phnom Sampeau, to see the amazing views from the top of the hill and to watch the bats fly – but more about that in another post.
I love the lime green of rice fields contrasted with storm clouds and a bit of sunlight. It’s such an iconic scene in Cambodia.
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Holly says
That is some serious storm action building. The sky above my house looked that way just before dark. But no lovely greenery quite like that. Such a great shot. And yes… green oranges. That’s bizarre. Do they taste the same?
Sam Walker says
Hi Holly,
The green oranges were not jam-packed with sweetness like the orange oranges we are familiar with but they weren’t sour either. Juiced, they taste very similar to normal oranges. It might just be that the ones I ate didn’t have heaps of flavour. I thought maybe they picked them unripe but it seems they are always this colour… I will have to investigate some more.
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And great picture I just loved traveling through Cambodia I hope I will be able to go back!
Paula McInerney says
Did you see the men on the roofs gambling about the rainfall? Battambang didn’t ring our bell. Lovely photo though
Sam Walker says
No, missed those men Paula. Battambang was an interesting town. The city itself didn’t do much for me but I loved the surrounding countryside.