Saturday (pictures to come)

Sitting on the airplane in Bangkok awaiting take-off.

This Saturday will be two Saturdays long.

We had two car rides from Siem Reap to the Thai Border and from the Thai Border to Bangkok. Our driver found us $50 per night rooms and then drove us into the city for dinner. What a contrast Bangkok is to Phnom Penh. The hsopping area where he had dinner could have been in NYC or Chicago. We cruized a Nike store and an Adidas store and noticed Dunkin' Donuts, McDonalds, Outback Steakhouse, and other American chain stores and restaurants.

Funny thing. We asked for a 4:30 a.m. wake-up call so we could get to the airport by 5. At about 10:30 p.m., someone from the front desk called to inform us that we owe $7 more for our room. About 10 minutes later, Ben knocked at our door. He and Brittan were packed and ready to head to the airport (they had gotten a call, too, and thought it was our wake-up call). They got to return to their rooms for a few more hours of sleep.

Two other funny incidents in Siem Reap.

One night at dinner, I was still full from lunch and ordered only an Orangina to drink. When the food came, Ben was served his pepperoni pizza, Don was served his carbenara pizza, and I was surprised to be served an entire pizze, too--"original," it was called--that's close to "Orangina," I suppose. :)

The next morning, I was served the same breakfast Don had ordered, even though I had only ordered some bread and orange juice. Aw, the joys of communicating in a foreign language. :)