Things to do in Wat Ek Phnom
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Wat Ek Phnom
Wat Ek Phnom an atmospheric, partly collapsed, 11th-century temple situated 11km north of Battambang, measures 52m by 49m and is surrounded by the remains of a laterite wall and an ancient baray (reservoir). A lintel showing the Churning of the Ocean of Milk can be seen above the east entrance to the central temple, whose upper flanks hold some fine bas-reliefs.
Construction of the giant Buddha statue next door has been stopped by the government because, they say, it mars the site's timeless beauty. This is a very popular picnic and pilgrimage destination for Khmers at festival times.
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Pepsi bottling plant
From Battambang by bicycle or moto, it's possible to make a number of interesting stops. About 1.2km north of Battambang's ferry landing is a 1960s Pepsi bottling plant, its logo faded but otherwise hardly changed since production ceased abruptly in 1975. You can still see the remains of the old production line and, in a warehouse out back, thousands of dusty empties - bearing Pepsi's old script logo - whose contents quenched someone's thirst back when Nixon was in the White House.
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Pheam Ek
The specialty of the village of Pheam Ek is making rice paper for spring rolls. All along the road, in family workshops, you'll see rice paste being steamed and then placed on a bamboo frame for drying in the sun. The income earned is meagre - 100 rice sheets sell for just 2500r. The coconuts grown in this area are said to be especially sweet. Wat Ek Phnom is 5.5km further on.
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Slaket crocodile farm
Drive 700m further from the Pepsi bottling plant and turn left (west) and after 200m you'll get to a signless house behind which is the Slaket crocodile farm. It's open all day, including mealtimes - the crocs are always happy to have tourists for lunch.
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Cambodian Education Center
The nonprofit Cambodian Education Center in Pheam Ek, which provides free English instruction to local kids, is always looking for volunteer teachers. For details contact Racky Thy.
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