Asia Airport Hotel In Bangkok

... no snake was served for dinner...When we asked whether we could try it or not he only replied 'maybe you already have - maybe that wasnt chicken you were eating or maybe it was in your spring rolls' - so not sure whether we've tried snake or not, if I get another opportunity to try it I'll definate accept it.

Otherwise we had a pretty good day riding bikes thru this old Siam Capital

And even played football with the locals

... through the city streets.

Our final day.......We booked a Tuk Tuk driver to take us to the further outlying Wats. Some of them were hundreds of years old but still in excellent condition, our favourite had a large (40ft or so) reclining Budha and a stupa surrounded by over 100 Budhas. Just amazing and we were very pleased we took the tour.

The afternoon was spent packing up, reading etc and generally getting ready to come home.

... hot and dangerous they said. We got the deal in writing and then I told them we'd think about it while I checked in with the train station staff to see if this really was a better deal. To our surprise, it really was. It cost a little less to take the train and hire a tuk tuk, but a tuk tuk is just a little thing out in the open, no air conditioning. So the deal was legit - 2000 baht or $60USD would get us a private driver for the whole day and it was ...

... it to me I was a bit unhappy with the size, it had enough room for the bed, but figured it was only for one night so screw it. Barely any water came out of the shower head, which made me contort my body in all sorts of strange positions to get covered in water, but it did have a really comfy bed. The restaurant was pretty good too. I had lunch there, rented a scooter for 300 baht, and then out I went to explore the ancient ruins of the city.

First up was Wat Phra ...

... into our faces and we were forced to close it. Later on, at Udon Thani, a young woman boarded and sat opposite us with her (perhaps) five year old son who was wearing an imitation US Army uniform (complete with cap) and carrying a plastic AK47.

I always sleep well on trains (when a bed is provided) and that night was no exception. At first light the steward, seeing that I was awake, politely asked me to step down from my bunk in order for him to remove the linen ...

FLOATING MARKET

We visit the floating market with all sorts of exotic fruit and veggies.

People buy and sell, women cooking in these boats, people buying and everybody seems happy.

Others selling their goods on the banks of the river - which is so dirty! My God! What's this?



There are some locals who hold huge cobras in their hands and expect some money from tourists to have a ...