The one with the red chair restaurants

Diving back into city life in Siem Reap hasn't been too shabby at all, apart from maybe the 12hour sleeper bus to get here. I was actually excited for this despite having heard that you have to share a bed with someone else. Well this excitement flew right out of the window when I hopped on that bus and saw the size of the bed...not a chance that 2 people fit in that?! And I was right - I spent the night awkwardly bum to bum with a small Cambodian woman - just as well she was small! After arriving, I joined a day trip to visit a floating village which, with it being dry season, was far from floating...but a great day nonetheless. I particularly liked the optimism of the locals, believing that boats are still a good means of transport despite the lack of water - our driver actually jumped out (up to his knees) at one point and pushed the thing down the river. Our tour guide could have easily been mistaken for a boy

scout with his badged shirt, neckerchief and explorer hat and all he seemed to be interested in is where we should and should not go to the toilet in order to avoid snakes and other creatures. (He obviously passed his "pee safety" badge!) Before watching the sunset from the boat top on tonle sap lake, we stopped at a floating (for real) restaurant where I tasted crocodile for the first time. I feel like I have got my cheap restaurant spotting skills up to scratch now and this was far from cheap. See, the main clue is the red plastic chairs on the pavement. This is later confirmed by green plastic chopsticks and various coloured plastic plates on which your food is brought to you at an uncomfortably fast pace as you sit with very little personal space on someone else's table. Ahh the classy dining experiences I treat myself to.