Wedding in Phnom Penh

My buddy Ed and I were just about to head south towards Takeo when we were invited to another wedding by our friend, Chariya. We went to Takeo for one night, then rode back to Phnom Penh so that I could photograph the event and help drink some of the 100 cases of Asahi beer that were on hand. We probably had 3 or 4 dinners that night as we were the table butterlies... toasting all of the guys drinking beers is nearly obligatory, but we didn't really mind (a toast between guys in Cambodia involves drinking the entire beer or at least your entire glass). The next morning we packed up our things and drove back down to Takeo where we enjoyed having the entire city to ourselves. Enjoying Vietnamese food for about 3000 Riel per plate and Khmer desserts for 1000 Riel (4,000 Riel = $1USD), we found that walking down the dark and deserted streets was the best way to settle all of that food before crashing out. What a refreshing and relaxing place ~ Takeo... a few weeks later, we came back through Takeo and visited Phnom Da were we met a few guys that were enjoying rice wine...

These guys really work hard in the fields growing rice... as you can see behind them, there is no where to hide from the relentless sun... just rice, mud, and sun. So I helped them out with their next 'purchase'...