Saturday 5 February 2011

Bangkok


 amazing pink taxis
 I really hope I don't need Dental Time

 floating market
 feeding a baby elephant
 the bridge over river kwai
 siany feeding the baby elephant
 a bridge leading to a nunnery in the mountains
 the death rail
 floating market
terrified
feeling like Britney

too much

Bangkok has been quite an experience! Where we're staying is just insane (Khao San Road) and unfortunately our first two nights were in a hostel right next to a club that played music until 5am and it actually shook our room. Needless to say we're pretty tired from a couple restless nights! We spent the first day wondering around the city which was great, and there's just SO much to see! All the cabs are bright pink, so that made me happy. Although we haven't needed to take any because its so easy to wonder around. Yesterday we went to the River Kwai which was lovely and it was nice to get out of the city. We were on a tour bus with a group of people and headed straight for the bridge after visiting the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery which was quite moving . We had some time to walk over the bridge and check out the museum. Next stop was an Elephant safari and then lunch. The food here is amazing, and still spicy! After lunch we went to see a waterfall which seemed like a place a lot of locals bring their families for a picnic. It was very relaxing! After that we boarded the train on the somewhat disturbingly named "Death Rail" and went for a quick trip. It was really beautiful, and right on the river. We checked in to a different hostel last night, turns out it is also right next to a club...but at least our room didn't shake. Up early again this morning to go to the floating market which amazing! It was really interesting to see and we got a couple boat rides out of it! Off to Chiang Mai tonight on an overnight sleeper bus...so off to buy some earplugs!

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