Lovely sunny day, in fact it was so hot we were nearly rioting at the Grand Palace as we could not get any water and the vendor was loading with up with new stock - so seriously dehydrated, puggled and short tempered we made it back to our coach, the cool of the air conditioning , drinks and wet wipes.
This city is immense and the traffic is chaotic, with long hold ups at traffic lights, and worse still the main line train runs across a couple of the main roads so everyone stops for it.
We have been to see several temples, standing, sitting, reclining, and golden Buddhas - the proverbial A B T tour ( another bloody temple) and that is only on or first day here. BUT irrespective, the sites are just magnificent, the Grand Palace sits in a sixty acre site and realistically you could spend days just on one visit. so with us doing three we did well, plus you have to take your shoes off at every temple so it is a good idea to were sandles, etc.
The guide offered to take us for lunch but the others declined, so we came back to the hotel and hit the sunbeds by the pool and took in a few rays . There are fourteen in the group, one gent from Edinburgh, all seem to be quite nice, but as we have just met they are a bit awkward.
The bus is great, roomy , airconditioned and we have a guide, driver and drivers assistant with us from now for the next 9 days till we reach Ching Mai, and we get another bus and possibly another guide.
Hotel charges £3 for a can of beer which we can get outside for 75p, same with everything - BUT - the hotel is lovely, rooms are nice, William and Sandra have a great big room , so we go there to meet and drink beer, otherwise all you need is a bath and a bed.
There are two massage salons in the hotel, but we have not been for a rub down yet.
Now getting ready for a Thai banquet and dancing tonight, and William watching an old Manchester United and Fulham game on the TV.
Will try photos in a
This city is immense and the traffic is chaotic, with long hold ups at traffic lights, and worse still the main line train runs across a couple of the main roads so everyone stops for it.
We have been to see several temples, standing, sitting, reclining, and golden Buddhas - the proverbial A B T tour ( another bloody temple) and that is only on or first day here. BUT irrespective, the sites are just magnificent, the Grand Palace sits in a sixty acre site and realistically you could spend days just on one visit. so with us doing three we did well, plus you have to take your shoes off at every temple so it is a good idea to were sandles, etc.
The guide offered to take us for lunch but the others declined, so we came back to the hotel and hit the sunbeds by the pool and took in a few rays . There are fourteen in the group, one gent from Edinburgh, all seem to be quite nice, but as we have just met they are a bit awkward.
The bus is great, roomy , airconditioned and we have a guide, driver and drivers assistant with us from now for the next 9 days till we reach Ching Mai, and we get another bus and possibly another guide.
Hotel charges £3 for a can of beer which we can get outside for 75p, same with everything - BUT - the hotel is lovely, rooms are nice, William and Sandra have a great big room , so we go there to meet and drink beer, otherwise all you need is a bath and a bed.
There are two massage salons in the hotel, but we have not been for a rub down yet.
Now getting ready for a Thai banquet and dancing tonight, and William watching an old Manchester United and Fulham game on the TV.
Will try photos in a
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Hey There!!
Glad your having fun!!
Webcam please!!
Use yahoo messenger(just to see if it works!!!)
Good man grant - wish I had your techi know how - what a time I am having
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