We're in Cambodia!

It's been a long travel day...we left Fetiye in Turkey yesterday at 15:00 for a drive to the local airport for a flight to Istanbul. There we took Turkish Airlines 777 to Bangkok (really good service) and they honored our "Gold" status on United and allowed us to use the VIP Lounge [it was a midnight departure, so we lived in that lounge for 5 hours). We arrived on time in Bangkok at about 14:00 where we claimed our bags, and went around to the International departures side to check in for Cambodian Air to Siem Reap...Irene really enjoyed that STOL (you pilots know wheat that this) flight - arriving about 21:00 -- so about 26 hours of flights and connections. Steve got a bit 'panicked' that we wouldn't be able to get visas at such a small airport late at night, but NO PROBLEM. Our guide for the next 3 days, Hoeum was there to meet us and took us to the Prince D'Angkor Hotel it is a beautifully renovated older French hotel. Check out the lobby:

 

 

Tomorrow we get a private guided tour of Angkor Wat and other important areas. In a few days we will fly to Sihanoukville for 3 days of beach, beach, beach - we do really feel we need the rest.