We had an early flight out of Saigon, and arrived in Siem Reap. We experienced our first fingerprint scan at immigration....very interesting. We met our guide, Khet, a very gentle, smiling man. Siem Reap is certainly much more laid back than Siagon. We stopped for a short visit at the market, where we were amazed by the local vendors, all crowded into a large area, selling everything from fish to scarves! It was very dark in some of the market, so a bit hard to shop, but the vendors were happy to use their cell phone light to show you their wares!! After a bit of a wait, we checked into our hotel, LeMeridien. The rooms have shutters into the bathroom, and lovely wood all through the hotel. We headed out on a tour of Angkor
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