Cambodia day 12 – Siem Reap

A lazy day. The weather is mostly overcast but warm, with the hot sun breaking through occasionally.  We buy the tickets for our flights to Luang Prabang leaving on Saturday and our onward flight to Chiang Mai in Thailand.  It looks as though we will be in Chiang Mai for Christmas.  We decide to pay cash for the tickets and save the exorbitant 3% commission which the travel agent wants to charge for a card transaction.  That proves to be easier said than done, as Andy trawls the ATMs in Siem Reap to try to withdraw $600.  The most he can get is $420;  we will have to return to the travel agency tomorrow with the rest.  We have lunch at the Temple Club which has become our preferred watering hole.  It has got its internet connection working again and we spend most of the afternoon trying to find some cheap accommodation in Luang Prabang which is not as easy as we had anticipated.  Eventually, in desperation, we book a couple of nights at the Vilay Guesthouse.  It has had mixed reviews, but, hey, it can’t be all that bad!