We had an afternoon/night stay in Phnom Penh as a stop over point to Sihanoukville. Sihanoukville is a seaside town on the southern coast of Cambodia.
When we got into Phnom Penh we found a place to stay organised our bus ticket for the next day and decided to get some lunch. We went to a place called Friends which is a training restaurant for disadvantaged youths. Since it was for cause we treated ourselves to a big lunch and cocktails. The food was tapas style and was amazing. Things like mango coleslaw, bbq meatballs, spicy fish cakes and a home made dip. The rest of the day consisted of little else since we were so full.
The next morning we waited at our guesthouse for our bus to pick us up. It was due at 8:15 to 8:30 so at 8:35 we were getting a little worried. By 9 we knew something was wrong.
Matt walked around to the travel agent and they told us that new staff were on and that we would have to get the next bus at 12:30. We were a little annoyed as we had already checked out and had no where to go. We managed to pass the time and eventually got on the bus and headed south.
We arrived in Sihanoukville at about 4pm and headed straight for our place to stay on 'Serendipity Beach' called Tranquility Bungalows. Tranquil they were not, they were not bungalows but a set of tiny rooms with thin walls and a small fan. We decided to make do for the night but to make it our mission to find a better place to set up for a few days.
We walked up the beach to the last stop on that part of the beach (which would have been only 300m from tranquility.) A place called Cloud 9 and we wanted to stay there, for the same price it was a beautiful place with actual bungalows with ocean views. It also had a great little bar right on the water.
The barman told us that the rooms were all booked out but if we came back later that night or in the morning he would be able to let us know if anything was available. After dinner we thought we would set up at the cloud nine bar for our beverages.
We had many a cocktail and ended up meeting the owners- who were an Australian guy and his German wife. We had a blast chatting to them and proceeded to get very drunk, but then so did they. We mustn't have left to bad of an impression because the next day we moved in!
