Le Meridien Bangkok

So last night, rona attempted to take mic's stitches out. After about 20minutes I scrubbed in but we weren't having much luck, so today we went to the hospital. Met by staff at the entrance we were given fairly royal treatment - only thing that slightly concerned me was the constant coughing from the guy behind us (swine flu???) just kidding! it was a little creepy that they had pictures of jesus everywhere, including one of him playing scrub nurse in theatre (we later realised ...

... That's ok, it's meaningful to ME.<br><br>That was yesterday. Today, I walked out towards the Grand Palace, and on the way there, I met this local woman who walked with me part of the way. She was very friendly and kept on asking me the usual tourist things. But then she asked me how old I was, and I replied: 27. And she goes, "27? Oh! Old... Too old..." and I'm thinking, "ok... too old for what?" and she asks me, "Husband? Babies?", and when I replied in ...

... love trains, and travelling on public transport in general, so this was another fun and interesting experience. <br><br> The train left only an hour late (anyone want to complain about NS??) and pretty soon after that the beds were laid out so I had to move up to my upper bunk (that's all they had left but I didn't mind, actually felt a bit safer there). Quite an old guy with leathery skin made all the beds for everyone. <br>The train ...

... man ye have dirty minds). sad i know but packing my bag from scratch was a god send. Sleepies before the lads came in drunk and pa got my back for my bucket fuelled annoyance a few days earlier.<br><br>Wednesday 23/09/09<br>Today a little division in the group as Glenn headed to Pattaya and we headed to Ayutthaya. Sniff sniff you'll be missed glenn but tear it up till we arrive. We headed to Ayutthaya on the train. Adios Bangkok....for now.<br>

I have to admit, I was a little intimidated by the thought of spending time in Bangkok. Some of the things I'd heard about it&#8212;the pollution, the traffic, the size, the speed of life&#8212;made me wonder how much I would like it.<br><br>We arrived at the southern bus station on Saturday, September 12, after a long bus ride from Chumphon. The bus station was vast; larger than some airports I've been to, the central terminal was ...

... Mecca, in an hour or so the hotel situation not looking promising as we went down a ally best described as 'not glamorous; was actually really nice - and i think for 300B a night each a bit of a steal! Had some Red Thai Curry (awsomness...) then went to bed...(nackered) Over and out Mei PS - it is bloody warm here, 30ish i think - the sweat on my forehead evaporates before it drips anywhere..

... hotel. This is where our quest ended - by far the best pad thai i've ever had, accompanied by some solid pad see-ew. After dinner we headed to the jazz bar next door "Jazz Happens," where we listened to an awesome Thai band (note, lead singer had braces) played hits from Usher to the late MJ. We were encouraged, i.e. dragged, to the dance floor by several of the Thai fans at the bar. Ended the night at the Peachy Guest House beergarden across ...

... head - I can see the dark spots of old age on his face and old man`s hands even from where I sit across the busy road.<br><br>They board a Tuk Tuk after a short fare related discussion with the driver and off they are.....I feel a bit stupid while finishing off my noodle soup, sitting here hoping for a last look of Nong before departing for Pattaya tomorrow....<br><br>I`ll let to have that part of my life go...eventually anyway.

... The only available food was from street vendors with some tables set up next to their stalls, and we went with the strategy of choosing the biggest one with the most customers (a pretty good sign that people come back and don't get sick). I had fried rice with crab and prawns, which was delicious with the vinegary-chili sauce they served on the side. We also ordered 3 large beers for 3 of us, and the waiters kept walking by to make sure ...

... t worry at least we are here and we'll remember for our trip back to the airport. <br><br>We arrived at our Hostel and at first the counter guy seemed to not have our reservation. <br><br>Got a little worried, but he found us. The temperature at arrival was around 80-85 degrees, very nice with a slight breeze. After checking out our room we grabbed a drink at the bar down stairs and ...