Walking out of the PNH airport, I already got funny looks. "This girl looks American but can speak Khmer pretty well," how's that possible? My cousin also greeted me with a lei, which no one else got, so that brought some looks as well. Nothing bad, just curiosity.
We went straight to Khmer-Thai for dinner, which was a higher end restaurant but not luxury. I was expecting Phnom Penh to be dirt cheap but it's actually not. I mean, prices are lower than the states but still up there. For instance instead of $10 for a dish, its $5-8. I hear you can eat from street vendors for $1 so maybe I'll give that a try sometime. Most of the clientele were local Khmers so that was a good sign that the food is good, which it was! They even have these cool tables on the ground where you can sit and eat. Cambodian style, aka, Indian style.
After dinner, we decided to go to a bar/club for some drinks. Talk about crazy driving here. Motos, tuk-tuk, cars, etc are all over the place, weaving in and out of traffic. They even carry babies on motos! I guess you can say its like the Dutch with their bikes. At the bar, I had my first taste of Angkor Beer, with ice, the local way of serving it. It was good but just a bit light and watered down for my taste. Again, this place is where all the young locals hang out and party on the weekends. I think We even saw sine superstars! Haha. After a couple buckets of beers, we called it a night so we can get some rest.
Overall, the first day, or should I say night was interesting but I wasn't as shocked as I thought I would be. We will see what I think after tomorrow.
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