Dag-Rune ZTop gold<br> <br> The pagoda complex Wat Sampeou/Sompov at the top of Phnom Sampeou, "Ship mountain", outside Battambang is a concentrated area of temples and variations. With a fantastic view to the surrounding Cambodian countryside.<br> <br> Walk up, or get a driver. It is worth it. But bevare of the monkeys, they are overly friendly because they expect to get, or steal, food.<br> <br> At the top of the stairs for those who decide to walk up, you are greeted with this gate and the golden lotus leaf with a wanderer in center. <br> <br> The caves on this and the other small mountain hills in this cluster carry with it stories of tradition, happiness and deep tragedy. It is worth spending some time walking these hills.<br> <br> And by sunset, you should take a seat at the foot of the hills, near the bat cave. There you can see thousands of bats leave for the nights hunt. It is a fantastic sight because of the amounts of hunting animals.<br> <br> Then, go back to Battambang for the night, and enjoy food at one of the open air restaurants near the river.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/battambang?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battambang</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/batcave?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#batcave</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhnomSampeou?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhnomSampeou</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/watsampeou?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#watsampeou</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stupas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stupas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/temple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#temple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gold?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gold</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bluesky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/2019ce?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2019ce</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roadtrip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/countryside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#countryside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Phnom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Phnom</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sompov?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sompov</a>