Up about 10:30, slept good last night. We had breakfast, then a quick internet, then decided to go into town to look for a MiniDisc player. I've been wavering on getting one, versus an MP3 player or a CD-player that also does MP3's.
We rented a motorcycle taxi, and went to the O Russei Market. Lots and lots of electronics, but hardly any MiniDisc's. Found two, but they were old and not very good ones. This is a very big market. We then went to the Russian Market, and we bought two Cambodian coffee filters, along with some coffee, mugs and sweet milk, so we can make our own coffee now!
We then rode along the river front (Tonle Sap river), very nice area, very, very European feel, with all the shops and open-air restaurants. Apparently Phnom Penh, if you can believe this, actually has one of the nicest waterfronts in all of SE Asia.
Back to the guest house, and pretty much lounged for the rest of the day. Watched TV/movies at the guest house, read my book, etc.
We went for supper about 6:00, I wanted another steak, but Court wanted something cheap, so I went to the Lazy Gecko to get another steak, and Court and Jaz went to a small restaurant for some local food, then Court met up with me at the Lazy Gecko. Back to the guest house, and had some drinks with Sapir and Jaz before going to the bar.
During the course of the day, we ran into Koon and Michael, and also Esmerelda again. The were all going to the Heart of Darkness bar, so we were going to meet up with them there. Also ran into "Austin Powers" buddy. We met him on the bus from Vang Vieng to Vientiane in Laos, and hadn't seen him since, until now. Weird. He's the spitting image of Austin Powers, hence the name I've given him. And he's British too!
About 11:00, we headed to the Heart of Darkness. Sapir and Jaz backed out. Court and I headed out to find a motorbike taxi, and we ran into the proprietors of one of the restaurants that we ate at a couple of times. He was just putting his motorbike away for the evening, and then he offered to take us to the bar. So we hop on, and once we're there, we try to convince him to join us, he says he has to go home first, but will be back. We went inside and found Esmerelda and her friends, and we sat with them. A while later, our motorbike guy comes in and joins us.
Court and I have the motorbike guy take us home about 1:00AM, because we have to get up early to catch a bus. On the way home, he asks us if we want to go fast, we say ya, so he guns it, and in a matter of seconds we're travelling at 100km/hr through Phnom Penh.
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