siem-reap

Our last day in Siem Reap started with a reasonable 8:30am tour through Angkor Thom, which gave us time for a real breakfast and some very good news from our hosts.  Our flight out was not leaving for Saigon until 9:35pm, which the hotel somehow was made aware, and when we went for breakfast they offered, without our asking (!), that we could stay…

The hotel called precisely at 4am as promised and delivered our first breakfast at 4:30am.  At 5am we walked out and found our guide and tuk-tuk ready to roll.  It’s pitch black and away we go.  The tuk-tuk ride takes about 15 or 20 minutes.  Our eyes are barely opened, but not being able to see anything in the…