Our Sunday flight to Siem Reap involved being at the airport at 7.00am, so I booked a room at the Novotel opposite the airport. Kate and Brontë dropped us in on Saturday evening and we met Glenys at the Rowers Club for dinner. All good so far…
Sunday morning checkin and getting through departure procedures was a slow and anxiety inducing start. The airport was as busy as we’ve ever seen it. ..note to self - choose a different time to fly than Sunday morning.
While the flights to Ho Chi Minh City was pleasant enough with Vietnam airlines down the back in cattle class, the 1 hour between arriving and the connecting flight to Siem Reap looked touchy as we were bused from a long way out after a slightly delayed landing. It proved to be ample time as we sat in the departure lounge.
Issues with the aircraft and a long bus ride out to the plane meant we were two hours late arriving at the new Sien Reap airport. Further frustration was heaped on as we waited in a bus while our tour guide looked for two passengers due to join our group. The result was us being over 3 hours late in getting to our hotel with no dinner.
Glenys ordered room service pizzas that were delivered after midnight (3am at home) that gave your correspondent severe stomach cramps all night. I’m thinking tomorrow might be lost.
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