{"id":7328,"date":"2017-01-16T17:11:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/?p=7328"},"modified":"2017-01-17T03:51:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T02:51:54","slug":"battambang-notre-petit-tour-en-bamboo-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/index.php\/2017\/01\/16\/battambang-notre-petit-tour-en-bamboo-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Battambang: notre petit tour en \u00ab\u00a0bamboo train\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lorsque nous avons quitt\u00e9 Siem Reap en direction de Phnom Penh, nous avons fait une halte dans la ville de Battambang. Cette escale qui a priori n&rsquo;avait rien d&rsquo;extraordinaire nous a r\u00e9serv\u00e9 de belles surprises, comme celle de notre dr\u00f4le de tour en bamboo train.<\/p>\n<p>Le bamboo train c&rsquo;est 7 km de rails sur un trac\u00e9 tout droit qui parcourt les rizi\u00e8res. Ce sont les Fran\u00e7ais qui l&rsquo;avait construit dans les ann\u00e9es 70 et il est toujours en activit\u00e9 aujourd&rsquo;hui \u00e0 des fins touristiques mais aussi pour transporter le riz r\u00e9colt\u00e9 des plantations environnantes.<\/p>\n<p>Les wagons sont constitu\u00e9s d&rsquo;une plateforme en bambou, avec un moteur \u00e0 l&rsquo;arri\u00e8re g\u00e9r\u00e9 par un conducteur local et avis\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois tous install\u00e9s sur notre draisine motoris\u00e9e et pr\u00eats au d\u00e9part, \u00e7a donne \u00e7a:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-574.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-574-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-574-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-574-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-574.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le moteur de bateau\u00a0\u00e0 l&rsquo;arri\u00e8re :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-586.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-586-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-586-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-586.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>et la vitesse est g\u00e9r\u00e9e par le conducteur qui tend ou d\u00e9tend la courroie en faisant coulisser le moteur plus ou moins proche de l&rsquo;essieu arri\u00e8re. Simple, efficace \u00a0!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-587.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-587-334x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-587-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-587-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-587.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Et voici les rails (si le trac\u00e9 est bien \u00a0droit, chaque raccord est d\u00e9cal\u00e9 de quelques centim\u00e8tres, ce qui provoque de doux claquements et secousses lorsque le wagon passe dessus&#8230;):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-596.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-596-334x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-596-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-596-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-596.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notre chauffeur fait d\u00e9marrer notre moteur et c&rsquo;est partiiiii! Nous sommes imm\u00e9diatement surpris par la rapidit\u00e9 et le bruit de l&rsquo;engin! Les enfants qui \u00e9taient tout devant se reculent rapidement sur les genoux des parents, qui tentent tant bien que mal de les tenir en m\u00eame temps que les sacs et les bouteilles d&rsquo;eau. Qu&rsquo;est ce qu&rsquo;on se fait secouer!<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7328-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bamboo-train.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bamboo-train.mp4\">https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bamboo-train.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-631.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-631-334x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-631-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-631-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-631.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Et que fait-on \u00a0lorsqu&rsquo;on croise un wagon? Il faut tout d\u00e9monter pour laisser passer l&rsquo;autre; la priorit\u00e9 est pour celui qui transporte le plus de passagers.<\/p>\n<p>Tout d&rsquo;abord les chauffeurs portent la plateforme,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-597.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-597-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-597-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-597-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-597.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>la soul\u00e8vent et la d\u00e9posent sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-598.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-598-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-598-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-598-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-598.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-599.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-599-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-599-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-599-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-599.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ils ramassent encore les essieux:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-601.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-601-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-601-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-601-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-601.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Et l\u00e0 les wagons d&rsquo;en face peuvent passer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-600-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-600-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-600.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au bout de vingt minutes, nous arrivons \u00e0 la fin des rails, dans un petit village qui s&rsquo;est un peu transform\u00e9 en boutiques \u00e0 touristes. Nous n&rsquo;allons rien acheter car il s&rsquo;agit toujours des babioles que l&rsquo;on voit partout (t-shirts \u00e9crits \u00ab\u00a0I love Cambodge\u00a0\u00bb, pantalons avec des imprim\u00e9s d&rsquo;\u00e9l\u00e9phants, etc.), alors on d\u00e9cide de boire un petit verre chez une famille qui a l&rsquo;air tr\u00e8s sympa. On y rencontre plein d&rsquo;enfants du village qui s&rsquo;amusent avec les n\u00f4tres. L&rsquo;ambiance est tr\u00e8s sympa et d\u00e9contract\u00e9e, bien plus qu&rsquo;il n&rsquo;y para\u00eet lorsque l&rsquo;on voit les quelques boutiques en arrivant. On finit par acheter de jolis bracelets aux enfants, pour des cadeaux en Suisse et pour nous.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-613.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-613-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-613-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-613-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-613.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pour repartir, c&rsquo;est Etienne qui est mis \u00e0 contribution et qui nous reconstitue notre wagon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-617.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-617-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-617-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-617-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-617.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-615.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-615-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-615-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-615-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-615.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous quittons le village, sous les rires des enfants qui font semblant de nous attraper les mains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-626.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-626-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-626-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-626-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-626.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Au retour, nous devons encore croiser plusieurs wagons. Arno et Louis en profitent pour voir si, comme dans les westerns, on entend bien le train arriver lorsque l&rsquo;on colle son oreille contre les rails&#8230; (\u00e7a fait bien rire notre chauffeur).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-636.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-636-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-636-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-636-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-636.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-637.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-637-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-637-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-637-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.untourdumonde.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cambodia-Large-637.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Et finalement, on se fera charger des sacs de riz plein le wagon en rentrant (nous sommes en pleine p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9colte), alors on n&rsquo;aura plus besoin de d\u00e9monter lors de tous les autres croisements jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 l&rsquo;arriv\u00e9e! Trop malin!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorsque nous avons quitt\u00e9 Siem Reap en direction de Phnom Penh, nous avons fait une halte dans la ville de Battambang. 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