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Halloween, Boatrace and more kittens!

Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Oli's best friend Nick was in Cambodia for 3 weeks and when we met, we visited Angkor Wat together, where Berti also found freedom and peace for once.

Berti was a beautiful green pigion, who was rescued before going into the soup-pot at the restaurant where I live.

There were plenty more, but I noticed it too late and so Vandy could only safe him. It was the night before I went to Siem Riep to meet Oli and his best mate Nick.

I decided quickly to take Berti with me as the House is full of cats and dogs and I thought maybe Smileys guestHouse would look after it in future. So I took Berti in a carrier bag on the bus and during the bus stops, I took him to the toilet, let him out and give him water.

But Smileys didn't want him. So Oli and me spent a night with him in our room together.

Nick found out about a Bird-Sanctury in Angkor Wat, so we decided to go there and hand Berti over to them.
First we visited Bantey Srey, then the amazing underwater carvings at Spean-Kaball until we finally reached the gate of the animal centre.


To our amazement, it was a Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity and more a Rescue Centre for abused and/or abondent animals. They took Berti and after a few days, they e-mailed me that Berti had fully recovered and they could reliese him back into the forest. They also mentioned that eating this kind of bird was illegal.

It was a very happy day for me, seeing Olis best friend in real for the first time and spending time together, all the beautiful scenerie, Davys Birthday and Berti was in good hands, maybe that's why the Halloween party in the evening was a little exessive?

Meanwhile in Stung Treng, Vandy and Rek-smey opened their own sandwich buisness. They sell infront of the house every day from 5-9 pm. It's rather convenient for me as I like to eat bread a lot! So for dinner I have now every evening outside a white sandwich with spring onion, cucumber and gimchy. That is a Cambodian pickle made from ginger, onion, papaya, garlic, salt, sugar and lemon. I love to sit there after work and see the sunset. It's beautiful.


Workwise we were kept busy with doing a Midterm review of our project, having an annual partnership review and of course writing endless reports about our progess and plans.

The boat race this year was very well organised and great fun!


And this is the newest addition to the household! Born on the 22nd of November and no idea who the father is...

Finally, Dave reached the popularity he always wanted. His picture is now at one of the wonders of the world!



permalink written by  katja-horsch on December 8, 2010 from Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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