Grand Lucky Bangkok

... on a bed. It makes for comfortable drinking (and exists elsewhere, I understand, but I'd never seen that style in person). Next we returned to the Banyan Tree, likely to be one of the most expensive hotels in the city, but more importantly it houses an "al fresco" (outdoor) bar/restaurant on its 60th floor rooftop. We were going for a the view and a drink at the bar, but stayed for dinner after finding out we could get a table. The views ...

... It is always a b*tch when I find out that I cannot take photos in a place, as I like to provide a visual backstory. Unfortunately the rule applied to this museum. To compensate, I like to get the pad and pen out and take more notes than normal. Allow me to enlighten you on some of the exhibits at this wacky place.
Clearly the first one worth a mention is the case of the man who had Elephantitis, affecting his nutbag. There is a photograph of this man, and best of all, one of ...

... Central"), drowned a few beers with a girl I had met on the bus to town to celebrate our arrival in Bangkok and shared a ****** room with her. After a good night sleep we explored the area a bit and decided for a hostel on Soi Rambutri - little off the main buzz, nicer, more relaxed and cheaper. After having spent the first day with an endless journey through the whole of Bangkok to the immigration bureau to extend our visas because we both only got stamped 28 days, I ...

The flights. Were awful. I learned I don't really sleep on planes. That did, however, lead to less jet lag.

On flight number one, we befriended a tiny Korean girl named Jinny. She climed on my chair, jumped up and down, and yelled a lot. She was 3 and lived in Seoul. The ******* sitting in the seat behind me (replete with ...

I arrived in Phnom Penh at 4pm on Tuesday and was awe struck as to how flooded this country is... water absolutely everywhere.

Arriving in Cambodia is an experience in itself. A tip for first comers is to try to sit as close to the front of the aeroplane as possible so you can get in the visa line first. Also bring a photo to avoid having to pay the $US2 or B100 fine. The visa for 1 month stands at $US20 and the process for getting ...

... a few drinks and handful of pictures.

We all left the hotel and took the final skytram of the night. We headed to an area very close to where Lauren and I are going to move to shortly. There is a really nice pub there where the "local" westerners head to late at night. We had a few more night caps and then headed back to Kantary House. It was a good night and a good ending to our first work week. Lauren has classroom observation all this week and I ...

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... and a shower head on the wall (cold only) - Ellen was very shocked at these basic facilities. Our first supper was a 'bit spicy' - a sign of things to come. Afterwards we went outside and played with the children - babminton and hopscotch until it got dark. Our facilities did include a fridge, toaster, kettle and TV but only Thai channels! Thank heaven for the nearly local 7-11, where we stocked up with supplies.

So our evening entertainment ...

... Samuel had a delightful Thai green chicken curry. My 'Thai style sea-bass salad' was not so good as I am pretty sure that the fish was not "sea-bass" and there was no salad to it. So I ordered myself something else! My worst meal since we have been here - maybe the writers of the Thailand bible are not as helpful as those in Vietnam!

We headed of to the 'red-light' district, Patpong, after dinner, proceeding to be ripped off by our first Tuk ...

... we -might- use tomorrow.

The guesthouse has 8 stories of which the top one is a bar + terras. It has a great view over the river and a various buildings. To think about the fact that its stunning on the 8th floor of a cheap guesthouse, I can only dream about what it would look like out of the penthouse suite of the Hilton Hotel (one of the buildings we can see). Then again, not really that bothered. After all, its all relative.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. Woohoo!"