23/03/2010 Indian Visas & the Silver Pagoda
Up early to apply for our Indian Visas which took a while as the office wasn’t open when we arrived and we had to kill time having a coffee. Anyway the queue was short – there was just us and one other girl applying. Then we took a tour of the presidential palace – including the famous silver pagoda (most of the 5000 silver tiles are covered to protect them) and walked along the riverbank – before heading back to catch the bus to Sihanoukville ($6 US including motel pickup). Bus stops on the way for a toilet break and drink stop. These stops are nothing like a Highway stop in Australia.
The toilets are pretty dodgy but I tried some local dumpling thing that had meat inside for 50cents and 2 cans of drink were only a $1.00 US. On arrival our original choice of hotel was booked out so we wandered back up Tola St and discovered the Beach Club Resort run by a Danish woman that had a fantastic pool. Not having any double rooms available she did us a deal on a family room that would have slept six of us! It was very clean and included a great buffet breakfast.
Although over our usual budget it was a great place to chill out for a few days. Of course we got straight into the pool after our long trip and then ended the day with a very average pizza and a couple of beers at one of the restaurants in the strip next door.
Beach Club Resort, 23 Tola St, Sihanoukville ($39USD incl. breakfast & Wi-Fi)
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