Day 15: Angkor Thom and Siem Reap Or "Tomb Raider Restaurant"

We caught an early flight to Siem Reap Cambodia, the town closest to famed Buddhist ruins at Angkor. As the small puddlejumper touched down in the humid morning air, I noted the lack of major paved roads. Nonetheless, Mr. Sin, our "handler,"as Wisam has taken to calling the hotel staff that meet us at each airport, greeted us warmly and quickly ushered us to the hotel Pavillon DÓrient. We were welcomed with cool lemongrass tea and our own private tuk tuk (a motorbike towing a 2-seater rickshaw) and driver, Mr. Sai.



Mr. Sai gave us a pleasant tour of Angkor Thom and its many ruins and then carted us into town for lunch at the Red Piano, a second home for the cast and crew of Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie. There is even a cocktail named for the actress. Arianne enjoyed a red curry while Wisam took down samosas and a banana fruit shake (her favorite so far). We then retreated to our hotel to escape the afternoon heat.


Later that evening, Mr. Sai drove us to the Foreign Correspondents Club for dinner. We wanted to get some rest in preparation for the early wakeup call to view Angkor Wat at sunrise.

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