What a lovely sleep we had on the train to Bangkok. I was raving about the Vietnamese sleeper trains but i would definitely say that Thai trains slap them right in the face! They were so comfortable and with our terrible Hangovers were a very welcome luxury.
We arrived in Bangkok 2 hours late as we had some delays at the other end. We jumped into 2 Tuk Tuk's thinking that so far we haven't really even seen them! Generally the taxis are covered Ute's with sideways slanting seats which hold up to 12 people. We helled off with me and Amy in one and Dave and Gemma in another. It was definitely a race between the 2 drivers to see who could get there first! Dave and Gemma's tuk tuk had an obvious hole in the exhaust (brrrraaammmmmm) plus they kept doing wheelies off the traffic lights. Our one was a little more tame and goes to show that slow and steady really does win the race, despite the random torrential down pour!
Our hotel was sweet but much to Gemma absolute disgust there were no carpets on the floor. I had the theory that it was in with the Aztec theme but Gemma had other ideas presuming that they couldn't be bothered to lay it in the first place! ha ha! The lift was definitely interesting! Old style and I'm sure health and safety wise not good (god i am turning into my father).
We hit Ko San road as soon as because Gem had such little time left and she needed to finish her souvenir shopping. I have to say it wasn't what i expected. It was hyped up as this huge crowded shopping street with loads of food stalls and a mass of clothing stalls. I wouldn't say it was bad shopping but as with typical south east Asia it was 'same same' just an array of Chang and Singha beer vests and wooden croaking frog after wooden croaking frog (which Gemma did buy!). We tired ourselves out pretty quickly and soon found a little bar to relax in.
We found a little gem of a cafe just opposite from our hotel called The KC cafe. They served a mixture of western and Thai food so we were all happy. I think it did the best Tom Kah i have ever eaten!
The following day was one that needed to be nice and relaxing for Gem as she had her long flight home that evening. We opted for an hour river cruise which turned out to be one of the best things we did in Bangkok. The four of us rented out a longtail boat for the equivalent of 5 quid each and off we went speeding along the river at full pelt. The little wooden boat was smashing down so hard off the waves i honestly thought it was going to snap in half!! Because the Skipper was calm and collected Dave didn't see the need of worrying and i only stayed calm so that Gemma would stay calm. Amy just sat looking herself.
It wasn't long before we saw these giant Lizard's (monitors) our guide had a very good eye and kept seeing them on the banks sunbathing. Some were seen sneaking into the stilt houses more than likely to steal eggs. They swam just like dogs in the water and honestly were bigger than most dogs i have seen. It was something very unexpected especially as Amy piped up at the start of the trip "i doubt we will see any wildlife in the city" lol.
After Gemma went for not one...but 2 massages getting her fill before she went home! We sadly waved her off on the bus to the airport. It was an amazing time and I'm so glad she came! I hope she remembers it for years to come and now i can say ' i travelled with my little sister!'
Next stop Chiang Mai and another night train (kinda like them though!).......
To view our pictures from Bangkok please click on the link below;
https://picasaweb.google.com/112941139607408893724/BangkokThailand19thTo21stJuly2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCN-g4sPLpfb-Ww#
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