Touch down, Cambodia
Sunday, October 14th, 2007After one of the shortest flights in my life (they appeared to start serving the in-flight meal during take-off) we have arrived safely in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I didn’t realise this was so close to Bangkok – only a 35 minute flight!
We were met at the airport by a nice Cambodian chap who led us outside to our transport. A large, gleaming new SUV pulled up in front of us; Dulcie was a little horrified. “How could a charity in such a poor country afford this?” Good news and bad news. Good news – the SUV wasn’t for us. Bad news – we walked round the SUV to where our tuk-tuk awaited us. The most exciting airport transfer we’ve ever had!
I’ve just read one of the guide books for the area and it lists 54 ancient temples to visit in addition to Angkor Wat. We may need to extend our stay and buy some more memory cards for the camera.
Approaching one entrance a helpful Thai guide pointed at the carrier bag of snacks we had and then at a sign which read ... 
This means we don't normally go within three feet of the gibbon cages as they like to reach out and grab ... 
It's not ... 
rob.dulcie