Siem Reap : Part 2

Pub Street by Night

Pub Street is 25 metres down the road from Molly Malones. After each full day of walking all our energy off and sweating all our fats off *just wishing*, we'd head back to our room, shower and lie in bed until someone's stomach starts growling something fierce followed by a "lets eat, i'm so damn hungry". So we are definitely grateful for the location.

On the 1st night we had hawker-stall-like food by the roadside but was not impressed.

2nd night we went to - AMOK Restaurant - which proudly states that they serve the best 'amok' in town. [Amok - is their local dish of ...................... - to me its more like a cross between Otak-otak and green curry but without the spice and the flavour - thin watery otak-otak]

Every lunch time we had 'local food'.

I have to say that i am not impressed by their 'local food' *notice the inverted commas. It was quite dull and bland in taste and coming from Malaysia with Thai ancestry, tasty dishes are a must.

Maybe the 'local food' has been angmohfied for the tourist so its unfair for me to judge and call it tasteless.

BUT

by my third night, i nicely had Grilled Beef and French Fries which i was very satisfied with at 'In Touch' Restaurant which had a very nice decor and ambience.

For the mornings, if you walk all the way down Pub Street, on your right corner there is a restaurant that serves good cheap breakkies be it Asian style or Western. They have noodles which remind me very much of Vietnamese Fir Noodles BUT me havin enough of Asian food settled for Bacon, Eggs and their local Baguette.

I wish i had remembered or written down the name of this place but its easy to find - right at the other end from 'In Touch' Restaurant.

There are a few photo galleries inside the alleys of pub street.

My favourite was the John McDermott gallery which is attached to a small cafe which boast a very beautiful 1 room suite hotel called "the One" that caters to your every little need with an iBook, iPod, music etc.

An advice is to visit the Gallery the first night if you have time and energy as it opens your eyes into taking better photographs of the places you visit.

I know i know, photo plaigerism but oh well, we arent going to sell this photo right.

By the way, you train your eye by studing others.

Next, massages, spa etc. I had a leg massage for only USD$6 and as well as a manicure&pedicure for only USD$6. A full body aromatherapy massage is USD$14.

I actually wrote this in May 07! And am only posting it now August 25. tsk tsk. Its ws in my draft for me to continue etc....but i just dun care anymore! :)