Today, we left Bangkok (we'll be back in a couple weeks) to go to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Our cab driver to the airport tried to fleece us a few different ways but after going through this a few times now, we were ready for him! In fact, I think Eric may have accidentally shortchanged the cab driver. Oh well, an eye for an eye!
Due to rain in Bangkok, we were delayed in our flight to Phnom Penh.
We finally arrived around 5pm. Unlike most airports, there was not an airport taxi line. There's just a crowd of drivers asking if you need a taxi. They took US dollars, which worked out because we didn't get a chance to exchange money. Turns out most places in Phnom Penh accept US dollars. We realized going from the airport to our hotel that the drivers here are aggressive and go anywhere they want. It is very rare to find stoplights. A lot of people on motorcycles. Our taxi driver kept on honking and we could not tell who he was honking at or why. There is no way either of us could have driven in this city. 
We checked into the Anise Hotel, where we will be staying for two nights. Our room was nothing special, but did the job. Plus it was in a convenient location. After checking in, we headed out for some food.
We noticed that almost no one walks. Everyone goes by car, motorcycle, or tuk tuk (motorcycle with a carriage attached to it). We must have really stuck out because we tried to walk to dinner. Perhaps no one walks because there are no pedestrian lights. Try crossing a busy intersection where cars and motorbikes are zooming by without slowing down in every direction! One thing that didn't make sense was that the streets were numbered, but not in numerical order. It was tough finding places on a map if you just know the cross streets.
We were looking for this restaurant called the Boat Noodle House. We must have looked for 30 min, couldn't find it, and just decided to go to a restaurant with a good number of people eating there. This place was called Chinese Noodles House.
We shared soup noodles with mushrooms and fried rice with pork and eggs for just $3. It was good and it fulfilled our hunger. Over dinner, we looked at the map and were determined to find the Boat Noodle House on the way back to the hotel. We found the restaurant and then decided to have a 2nd dinner. The Boat Noodle House had a good mix of locals and tourists. The menu had both a Thai side and a Khmer (Cambodian) side. Again we had a fried rice and a soup noodle dish. We ordered Crab fried rice and the Boat Noodle Soup. It hit the spot and we would consider eating there again. Tomorrow will be our big sightseeing day in Phnom Penh....
For the rest of our pictures of the day, go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=theresang1977&target=ALBUM&id=5390453885458100625&authkey=Gv1sRgCLrE5M3v0e6CmAE&feat=email
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