Day 2, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Staying one night at Gold River Hotel at Stung Treng province, we, BELTEI team leaders, left it and went to SUN THA Restaurant to have breakfast before moving to Ratanakiri province because we needed to take long hours trip from Stung Treng to Ratanakiri (The meaning of Ratakakiri in Khmer words are Ratanak = any previous objects or animals, and Kiri = mountain, so the two words are combined together become the mountain with precious any objects or animal) is an isolate area. That area has stone, gold, wood, elephant and other wild animals.
we needed to have breakfast in the early morning because there weren't any restaurant in the middle of the National road. Hence, we left SUN THA Restaurant at 7:25am to trip to Ratanakkiri province.
Before leaving Stung Treng, the bus moved to SE KONG bridge that people in there are able to pass to Laos country. It is the important bridge for transportation goods from Stung Treng, Cambodia to Laos or from Laos to Cambodia.
(“National Road 7 from Katie to Stung Treng to Trapeang Kreal [at the Cambodian-Lao border] of 196.8 km including the Sekong Bridge of 1,057 meters and the Prek Chhloung Bridge of 137 meters, built with credit without interest provided by the People’s Republic of China, was officially inaugurated on the morning of 29 April 2008, presided over by Samdech Akkak Moha Senapadei Dekchor Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cambodia H.E. Madame Zhang Jin-Feng.)
On the National Road # 7 and moved to The road 78 Kounmoun, we took long hours to be Ratanakiri, so all the BELTEI team members were tired. I was sleeping on the bus, and the others were playing cards to kill their time.
We arrived downtown Ratanakiri at 12:15pm. We got out of the bus and walked to a hotel (RATANAK PHOUM SVAY HOTEL) with our heavy suitcases. The hotel had been built for 5 months, and it was also the first time to receive the guests more than 45 people for one time so that the hotel owner was very happy to welcome us. The room fee was $25 per room. In the room was clean and comfortable.
We took a rest only 15 minutes and took bath before leaving it and went to a restaurant to have lunch because we were hungry. My wife and I had bath and changed clothes in order to prepare to go out together with the other BELTEI team leaders.
We arrived a cafeteria called TOP TREE at 12:35pm where we served food by ourselves.
We took this picture while we were standing on the small bridge of it. Under the cafeteria is full of cashew trees so it looks beautiful scene.When we were walking on it, we seemed that we were in the jungle because the cafeteria ison the top of the top tree.
My wife and Miss. Trip Molida, an assistant to Director-General, her position as deputy director of BELTEI Group, were standing under the cashew trees to took beautiful pictures.
Most of team leaders's wives have always complimented her that she is kind and helpful person. She is always smile to them when they have asked her for help.
It was the first trip of my wife. Therefore, I asked her to help my wife when she needed to do something because Molida was able to help her.
In the restaurant decoration is decorated as like as natural and full of precious wooden sculpts, horn of animals hanging on the wall and the wooden chairs are under the wooden table that made from floating tree-trunk. We found that we were in the Phnorng minorities living in the natural and using with the handcraft materials.
I was standing in the cafeteria, and I was putting my right hand on the floating tree-trunk. A man who was standing behind me is Mr. Reth Chanthoun, a campus of BELTEI 9, was talking on the phone.
Before having lunch at the cafeteria, my wife and I asked my colleagues to take pictures under the shadow of the cashew trees. We can also see the good view of valley of mountain that is under the TOP TREE. We both took deep fresh air.
Some of people are rare to be in Ratanakiri because it is far from Phnom Penh, and they shall take 5 days for their trip and spend a lot of money for their food and transportation, too. Therefore, they don't have enough time to visit Ratanakiri and Mondolkiri.
At 2:19pm
Leaving KACHACH waterfall, we were going to the ethnic minorities village where they made handicraft for sell.
In order to glorify the custom of ethnic minority, H.E. LY Chheng, a Director-General of BELTEI Group, and the BELTEI team leaders bought cotton scarfs that made by them. It costs 20,000 riels for a scarf.
I am one of them who bought it for my lovely daughter waiting my wife and I at home in Chinese New Year.
we needed to have breakfast in the early morning because there weren't any restaurant in the middle of the National road. Hence, we left SUN THA Restaurant at 7:25am to trip to Ratanakkiri province.
Before leaving Stung Treng, the bus moved to SE KONG bridge that people in there are able to pass to Laos country. It is the important bridge for transportation goods from Stung Treng, Cambodia to Laos or from Laos to Cambodia.
We arrived downtown Ratanakiri at 12:15pm. We got out of the bus and walked to a hotel (RATANAK PHOUM SVAY HOTEL) with our heavy suitcases. The hotel had been built for 5 months, and it was also the first time to receive the guests more than 45 people for one time so that the hotel owner was very happy to welcome us. The room fee was $25 per room. In the room was clean and comfortable.
We took a rest only 15 minutes and took bath before leaving it and went to a restaurant to have lunch because we were hungry. My wife and I had bath and changed clothes in order to prepare to go out together with the other BELTEI team leaders.
We took this picture while we were standing on the small bridge of it. Under the cafeteria is full of cashew trees so it looks beautiful scene.When we were walking on it, we seemed that we were in the jungle because the cafeteria ison the top of the top tree.
Most of team leaders's wives have always complimented her that she is kind and helpful person. She is always smile to them when they have asked her for help.
It was the first trip of my wife. Therefore, I asked her to help my wife when she needed to do something because Molida was able to help her.
I was standing in the cafeteria, and I was putting my right hand on the floating tree-trunk. A man who was standing behind me is Mr. Reth Chanthoun, a campus of BELTEI 9, was talking on the phone.
Before having lunch at the cafeteria, my wife and I asked my colleagues to take pictures under the shadow of the cashew trees. We can also see the good view of valley of mountain that is under the TOP TREE. We both took deep fresh air.
Some of people are rare to be in Ratanakiri because it is far from Phnom Penh, and they shall take 5 days for their trip and spend a lot of money for their food and transportation, too. Therefore, they don't have enough time to visit Ratanakiri and Mondolkiri.
At 1:16pm
After we finished our lunch time, we went to visit KA CHANH waterfall to see good view and the ethnic minorities homes. The home for boy and girl who are single are different. For the boy home is taller than the girl home.
Leaving KACHACH waterfall, we were going to the ethnic minorities village where they made handicraft for sell.
In order to glorify the custom of ethnic minority, H.E. LY Chheng, a Director-General of BELTEI Group, and the BELTEI team leaders bought cotton scarfs that made by them. It costs 20,000 riels for a scarf.
I am one of them who bought it for my lovely daughter waiting my wife and I at home in Chinese New Year.
At 3:04pm
BELTEI team leaders were leaving from ethnic minority village to Boeng Yeak Lom (Yeak Lom Lack) because it is one of the popular resorts in Ratanakiri province, and it also remained in our schedule, too.
The protected area of Yeak Lom includes a circular crater-lake, believed to have formed by 700,000 years ago, situated amid pristine jungle. The lake is 800 meters in diameter and 47 meters deep, and is ringed by a 2.5 km hiking trail. The indigenous minorities in the area have long considered Yeak Lom a sacred place and the legends talk of mysterious creatures that inhabit the waters of the lake. It is one of the most peaceful, beautiful locations Cambodia has to offer and the water is extremely clear with visibility of up to 5m. It is a great place to take a dip early in the morning or late in the afternoon. There is a small center nearby that has information on ethnic minorities in the province, local handicrafts for sale and suggested walks around the lake. The area is administered by the local Tumpuon minority and proceeds from the entry fee go towards improving life in the nearby villages Boeng Yeak Lom is 5km east of Ban Lung. Turn right off the roads to Bokheo at the stature of the chunchiet husband and wife.
We spent 46 minutes to visit Boeng Yeak Lom by walking around and took some pictures. At that time, Mr. Pich Nol's wife got stomached because of poisonous food at Stung Treng restaurant. She was sent to clinic at the downtown of Ratanakiri province to cure.
At 4:51pm
We went to Boeng Kanseng (Scarf Lake) to see sunset. On the way to the hill of Boeng Kanseng, we found that the bus wasn't able to run up. Moreover, we were afraid of dangerous in the middle of the road. Therefore, we decided to walked on the hill to see the sunset.
Before reaching the Boeng Kanseng, we arrived a place that remain a big imitated Buddhist and a monk were standby there. We entered to pay a respect to the monk and listened to the monk blessing us.
Then, we continue to the hill as for visiting the sunset. On the trail to the Boeng Kanseng, my wife was tired because she has never climbed on the hill. Moreover, she was thirsty. I asked Mr. Phan Soriya, a campus director of BELTEI 7, a bottle of fresh water that brought along with him for my wife.
When we arrived the top, we found some of foreigners people were visiting the sunset. Some of us relaxed to and took deep breath to get fresh air because we were exhausted. We took pictures of the sunset and some good scenery of the mountain on our camera to show our relatives or friends that we have been there.
My wife and I thought that the sunset at Hill of Eisei Patamak (Hill of Holy man) isn't more beautiful than the beach at Sihanouk province that named "The Most Beautiful Bay in The World" because when the sunset, we are able to see the brighten on the wavy see as like as the bright of diamond with a beautiful sunset and fresh air of the sea to release our anxiety.
After taking 46 minutes of watching the sunset, we went back the hotel to take a rest about 1:30 hours. Then we went to the Paradise Restaurant to have dinner.
That was the end of Day 2 trip.
We went to Boeng Kanseng (Scarf Lake) to see sunset. On the way to the hill of Boeng Kanseng, we found that the bus wasn't able to run up. Moreover, we were afraid of dangerous in the middle of the road. Therefore, we decided to walked on the hill to see the sunset.
Before reaching the Boeng Kanseng, we arrived a place that remain a big imitated Buddhist and a monk were standby there. We entered to pay a respect to the monk and listened to the monk blessing us.
When we arrived the top, we found some of foreigners people were visiting the sunset. Some of us relaxed to and took deep breath to get fresh air because we were exhausted. We took pictures of the sunset and some good scenery of the mountain on our camera to show our relatives or friends that we have been there.
My wife and I thought that the sunset at Hill of Eisei Patamak (Hill of Holy man) isn't more beautiful than the beach at Sihanouk province that named "The Most Beautiful Bay in The World" because when the sunset, we are able to see the brighten on the wavy see as like as the bright of diamond with a beautiful sunset and fresh air of the sea to release our anxiety.
That was the end of Day 2 trip.
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