I wished I could stay in Battambang longer then 3 days but I had to go to Phnom Penh, Kampot, Kompong Som, Siem Reap, Luang Prabang Laos, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, & Thailand 1 week. awesome video by the way. thanks for sharing video. stay safe.
Surprised you didn’t show any of the modern temples.we did a Tuk tuk tour of the town last time we were there and some of the buildings In the grounds of the temples are very interesting
I would add Prasat Banan, an atmospheric 10th century temple sanctuary complex built atop a jungle-covered hill about 12km out of town - but you have to climb 360 steps to reach it!
Random ques but seems to be on pretty much every youtubers page now... do you own a drone and you bring it along with you on your travles? (its not bulky?)
That was fun! Thank you for doing this one. So good to get a good view of Btbg after several years away- even though I only live a few hours away in PP! Pity to hear about the houses being destroyed for parking though. I remember that as a rather unique street. I have one question re the movie theater- What is the street and approximate location? I lived in a shophouse across from a movie theater in the center of town in the early 90s. While this one certainly looks similar to the the theater I remember, the block itself looks different - but then that may be just a difference in time and subsequent development. If it's the same place, I must say I didn't know (or don't recall knowing) that there was a rocket attack there. However, I can attest to our own backyard having been shot up (and we avoided half of it for fear of UXO!) An old outhouse looked like it had taken a direct hit, the back wall was damaged and I believe the property behind our house had been completely destroyed. I do wonder if it's the same area.
Oh wow - interesting! So, it is my understanding - only based on what I've heard - that there were two theaters in town. And I think I heard that one was recently demolished. That was only 1 or 2 streets over from the one in my video
Thank you! Given what you said, I looked it up on the map and it is the cinema I remember - right across the street from my house (on St 2.) That whole thing made me recall a huge blood stain on the beautiful tile floor of my house, too. Things definitely happened in that area! In fact when I lived there, St 2 was the favored route for military movements. (Much of Cambodia was still in conflict then.) Low rumbles would sometimes wake me up in the middle of a black airless night (no electricity, no fan) and I'd look out on the street to see tanks and trucks carrying troops through the town to points further west, with headlights off. In the pre-dawn you could hear shelling not so far from town. The lion bridge was indeed still used for vehicles in the early 1990s so it was odd to see it so calm. (Our ped bridge - now gone - was closer to the market and in scary, disastrous shape but still used.) The lion bridge was associated with a well-circulated story of a group of young people who had posed for a photo there. When the film was developed, the picture included images of friends who had died during the KR regime. Lots and lots of odd stories floated around then. I wish now I had recorded them. And the history of how the KR captured Battambang is also interesting and quite different from the experience of Phnom Penh. (For instance, the foreigners there were not spared.) PS There is a book on the governor of Battambang, a bit dated, but still interesting for those who like to delve into mostly forgotten histories. Enough, enough from me for now. I think you may have inspired me to take the bus trip out west for a visit! Thank you again!
Ah, so you lived across the street!? Well, really interesting information. It's hard to imagine living through that. I think a lot of people are interested in hearing stories like yours, so thank you for posting
Great short documentaries on bat-tom-bang! That what happened to me after returning to my home in Phnom Penh City in summer of 1979. I could not have my home back because I did not have any connections with the new government (CPP) plus Pol Pot destroyed all the documents. I not only lost most of my family members and lost a home I grew up with my family for the last twenty some years around Olympic Stadium. Cheers from Minnesota!
Thank you for sharing the video. I was born in Battambang in 1959. The theater was owned by a parents of my school friend.
I miss my homeland and I never been there for 19year and definitely I will go visit cambodia next year from Australia
Thanks for sharing the video. I saw a movie in that theater (at the 4:20 mark) around 1973 with my family.
oh wow! That is very interesting! I think it is very cool they still doing showings in there today
I like the Provincial Museum buidling you showed. I like the bridge and it's vista. Thanks for the tour. I've never been to Cambodia.
love battambang
i like battambang, it 's so beautiful
+Nin Kongnav 😀
Can’t wait to visit next week :)
That music shop at 5:00! I just bought a guitar there. Nice people :)
Thank you very much for sharing my country. Don't forget bamboo train in Battambang.
Very interesting. Thx for sharing
Thank you!
Awesome video!!! Thanks for sharing.
thanks for watching :)
Thank you so much Traveling Bee ! I love you , I love your video cause Battambang is my love and my born City.
Good to hear from Battambangers!
Me too!
That's why i love my province!
I wished I could stay in Battambang longer then 3 days but I had to go to Phnom Penh, Kampot, Kompong Som, Siem Reap, Luang Prabang Laos, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, & Thailand 1 week.
awesome video by the way.
thanks for sharing video.
stay safe.
That sounds like a busy trip! Hope you enjoyed
Very Impressed!
Thanks!
Surprised you didn’t show any of the modern temples.we did a Tuk tuk tour of the town last time we were there and some of the buildings
In the grounds of the temples are very interesting
I would add Prasat Banan, an atmospheric 10th century temple sanctuary complex built atop a jungle-covered hill about 12km out of town - but you have to climb 360 steps to reach it!
well done very informative
I love and miss my born city so much
great video!
Thank u!
I love Battambang city ... my birth place.
Oh Battambang that's where I was born in 1963.
made it back to America on July 13 2017.
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Going there next year
0:22 Dogs are always grabbing somebody's socks...
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Random ques but seems to be on pretty much every youtubers page now... do you own a drone and you bring it along with you on your travles? (its not bulky?)
That was fun! Thank you for doing this one. So good to get a good view of Btbg after several years away- even though I only live a few hours away in PP! Pity to hear about the houses being destroyed for parking though. I remember that as a rather unique street.
I have one question re the movie theater- What is the street and approximate location? I lived in a shophouse across from a movie theater in the center of town in the early 90s. While this one certainly looks similar to the the theater I remember, the block itself looks different - but then that may be just a difference in time and subsequent development. If it's the same place, I must say I didn't know (or don't recall knowing) that there was a rocket attack there. However, I can attest to our own backyard having been shot up (and we avoided half of it for fear of UXO!) An old outhouse looked like it had taken a direct hit, the back wall was damaged and I believe the property behind our house had been completely destroyed. I do wonder if it's the same area.
Oh wow - interesting! So, it is my understanding - only based on what I've heard - that there were two theaters in town. And I think I heard that one was recently demolished. That was only 1 or 2 streets over from the one in my video
Thank you! Given what you said, I looked it up on the map and it is the cinema I remember - right across the street from my house (on St 2.) That whole thing made me recall a huge blood stain on the beautiful tile floor of my house, too. Things definitely happened in that area! In fact when I lived there, St 2 was the favored route for military movements. (Much of Cambodia was still in conflict then.) Low rumbles would sometimes wake me up in the middle of a black airless night (no electricity, no fan) and I'd look out on the street to see tanks and trucks carrying troops through the town to points further west, with headlights off. In the pre-dawn you could hear shelling not so far from town.
The lion bridge was indeed still used for vehicles in the early 1990s so it was odd to see it so calm. (Our ped bridge - now gone - was closer to the market and in scary, disastrous shape but still used.) The lion bridge was associated with a well-circulated story of a group of young people who had posed for a photo there. When the film was developed, the picture included images of friends who had died during the KR regime.
Lots and lots of odd stories floated around then. I wish now I had recorded them. And the history of how the KR captured Battambang is also interesting and quite different from the experience of Phnom Penh. (For instance, the foreigners there were not spared.)
PS There is a book on the governor of Battambang, a bit dated, but still interesting for those who like to delve into mostly forgotten histories.
Enough, enough from me for now. I think you may have inspired me to take the bus trip out west for a visit! Thank you again!
Ah, so you lived across the street!? Well, really interesting information. It's hard to imagine living through that. I think a lot of people are interested in hearing stories like yours, so thank you for posting
Thank you for the video! Very interesting for me and I appreciate it. Keep up the good work. Nice to see a couple of people posting from Btbg.
Thank you!
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The walking bridge is a far walk too the Balcony Bar which is now a Gay friendly bar since mid 2018.
Hey am live in khmer Battambong
Great short documentaries on bat-tom-bang! That what happened to me after returning to my home in Phnom Penh City in summer of 1979. I could not have my home back because I did not have any connections with the new government (CPP) plus Pol Pot destroyed all the documents. I not only lost most of my family members and lost a home I grew up with my family for the last twenty some years around Olympic Stadium. Cheers from Minnesota!
Such a terrible thing. Glad to hear you're doing well in Minnesota :)
"I can't leave Battambang without doing this video." Are you leaving soon???
I am leaving Battambang :( More to come
You are so beautiful