Yes, I know it's blue! So, hardly worth a web page of its own, but since I spent so much time there, I thought I'd tell ya why.

First, it was a block away from my hotel. Second, it has this great patio where you can while away the hours drinking, eating, and watching the locals and touri. Third, did I mention the drinking part? Fourth, their menu is mostly non-local food. But they had a sandwich filled with a local dish of spicy but sweet meat. Which introduced me to the dish and allowed me to eat much more of it at real local resultants. Called Amok, it is made with your choice of chicken, pork, or beef (and probably other types of meat ya don't want to know). The spicy part comes from peppers and curry; the sweet from coconut milk. Yummy!

Now since the patio is filled with touri, naturally the local street vendors want to make some sales. But management has hired guards to chase them off. Of course, this is SE Asia, so what that really means is if the vendor has not paid the guard he or she gets run off. Those smart enough to share the wealth get to make a buck or two before being told to leave.

I had no reason to use the local version of a tuktuk in town as my hotel was conveniently located in the middle of Siem Reap (and a block away from Bar Street). But John & Sylvia - some Aussies I met on the trip - were staying outside of town and so had to depend on local transportation. Which became both funny and a bit unnerving. Mr. Tom (or that could have been Thom) seemed to have paid top dollar for the Red Piano corner Tuk Tuk concession. So he got them as customers on the first night for the trip back to the hotel. And then showed up every time we met up at the Red Piano. He also showed up outside of every bar and restaurant we went to . . . Sylvia thought he was a stalker. I figured she and John had over paid for their first ride and Mr. Tom planned on putting his kids through college off of rides during their visit to Siem Reap.

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