We left Cambodia early this morning. Pot and Tay met us at the hotel and drove us to the airport. About halfway there, I realized that I had left my camera at the hotel. I was just sick over it, but we called Mandy from the car and she and Pot both called the hotel trying to locate it. We thought that she could Fedex the camera to me in the US when it was found. It was all I could do not to cry over losing all those pictures, and a camera that I can't afford to replace. I left money with Pot and my address and expected to never see the camera again. As we were waiting to board our plane, an airport official came over and asked if the camera he had in his hands was mine. Pot had raced back to the hotel and gotten my camera in time to make our flight, then had used the money I had left for Fedex to bribe someone into getting the camera to me!I was so happy to see the camera again!
The rest of the flight was pretty uneventful. Vietnam customs was very easy- they didn't even look at our bags. Our guide met us outside of customs and took us to the nicest hotel I have ever been in. It's called the Renaissance, and it's right on the river. The view from our window looks like a postcard. I took lots of pictures- because I have my camera.
This evening we went on a dinner cruise up the river. Lots of traditional Vietnamese food and music. Well, some of the music was traditional Vietnamese, and some was what they thought we wanted to hear. "Rhinestone Cowboy" is horrible in any language! There were a lot of Australians on the cruise, who were having a very good time.
Tomorrow we're off on a half day city tour, but all I want to see is the market. Lots of gifts to bring back!
