Bustling and Hustling

We arrive to Phnom Penh late Monday. Ended up in traffic for almost two hours on the relatively short trip between the airport and our hotel. Our poor driver was getting frequent calls from the hotel asking where we’re we.

Once there we hit up a restaurant on the hotel’s recommendation, at The Sugar Palm, which was a very quick walk from the hotel. We ended up sharing a pork crispy noodle and a fish and chicken curry.

Breakfast at our hotel the next morning was a much welcomed by both of us rice porridge, of which I had pork and my friend had chicken. Turns out it there was more ginger than my friend had planned on. Still a very tasty treat.

On our short itinerary here, first up was the Royal Palace.

Next door to the palace is their national museum. This had many artifacts from the 6th-7th century onward.

Lunch break was at a tapas place, Friends. She has roast pork belly and I have seared sea bass.

Later in the evening we paid a visit to Wat Oulanom and Wat Phnom.

We paid a visit to the night market later in the evening, and like many of the others we hit up, it was the usual clothes and accessories. The food area was kinda cool, lots of mats for people to sit on. The majority of the stalls were of the grab a basket and load up variety. Depending on your preference, they will either stir fry your basket or make soup from it. Not bad for under $10 combined.

That wraps up our brief stay in Phnom Penh, tomorrow we are back to Thailand to our last new city, Chiang Mai.