Battambang to Thailand

We traveled 3 hours from Siem Reap to Battambang by car and arrived at a little oasis in the rice paddies of Battambang. It was a nice change from the busy streets of Siem Reap. The hotel was owned by Jan and Phary, a Dutch and Cambodian couple. We were using Battambang as a base to visit some family members who live out in the country. Out where they live is surrounded by beautiful mountains that was once occupied by the Khmer Rouge. They are still demining land mines in some area. It's scary to think that they can come across one working out in the fields any day! The area has come a long way though.

After visiting the family, we headed out to Thailand to visit my moms sister and her 4 kids. Again, it was another 2 hour s or so drive to the border. Im getting kind of sick of car rides and I still have 1 week to go. Roads aren't the best in some areas so we are bobbing up and down and all the honking that goes on gives me a headache; scenery is great though.

I can write a lot about meeting the cousins and aunt for the first time but I'll save that for another time. We have some resemblances of each other so you can definitely tell we are family. We went out to the markets to get some food and just had a nice evening at the house. Tomorrow we will be heading to the beach for a day of fun:)