Getting to Siem Reap, Cambodia

So it begins. We knew before we started that this would be a long trip. A van picked us up at our door. There was excitement and chatter. Cathay Pacific flew us to Hong Kong (15 hours). We booked into a lounge to wait comfortably for our not-so-connecting flight (12 hours). A frilly bus popped us over to our hotel. Total elapsed time: Somewhere between 33 and 35 hours. 

The lineup at Toronto Airport was very long and very slow. The flight to Hong Kong was very full and very long with very little sleep. The entertainment system had many movies to choose from. The lounge in Hong Kong was comfortable with plentiful food and drink. We had a shower and grazed. The flight to Siem Reap was wonderfully short, but maybe a little bit bumpy.

In Hong Kong it rained and rained. We were stuck inside.

Our bus to the hotel was very frilly. We were entertained by a running monologue.
(7 minutes and 9 seconds - nine is a lucky number in Cambodia)

Finally, a beautiful room where we can just lie down.

A wee stretch on the couch.

We checked out the coffee and tea service.

Wander through the courtyard

Of course a couple of cocktails will help us sleep.

In the end, Jim slept like a baby, but Deb woke up at least four times and had several reactions. She then realized that her insulin pump was 11 hours out of sync with Cambodian Time. It was giving her daytime levels of insulin during the night.