Pretty unremarkable town on the whole, with very little do to past 9pm at night. Our short time there was spent walking around aimlessly and on a one day Tuk-Tuk tour around some of the temples and sights around the town.
During the day we were taken to the Killing Caves which was our first real glimpse of the horrors that Cambodians saw during the short rule of the Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot. It was here that "dissenters" and their families were taken to be killed, with children literally thrown at the walls of the cave and left to die in its dark recesses. In Siem Reap we had spoken to Jimmy about the Khmer Rouge and their affect on the people but it was different to be confronted by it in such graphic detail.
Towards the end of the day we were getting wound up by our drivers selective understanding of English and his insistence on taking us to points where we had to pay extra for things but after lengthy discussions and nearly calling it off we arrived at the Bamboo train just before sunset.
The train used to be used for traders taking goods to market and rattled its way through the Countryside at a pretty healthy pace. Whatever issues we had were soon forgotten though with a sunset that would make you forgive anything.
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