Merchant Court Hotel At Le Concorde Bangkok

I'm snuggled up in my cozy hotel room typing up a quick blog post before turning in for the night. Just wanted to let everyone know I got here safe and sound - and there were no thermal scanners at the airport so I'm not quarantined. :) Hooray. It's just a garden-variety cold but still, I didn't want to raise any red flags at the airport with my sniffling and coughing. The plane ride ...

... about 35 pence. You could barely take a pee at a train station in England for that price, let alone actually use the transportation system.<br>So it was back to the heat and humidity. The back and belly sweat. The two t-shirts per day weather. I took it easy and had a massage in the day time, learning a new lesson in life:<br>Beware of little middle aged thai ladies who give massages. I swear there's enough power in those thumbs to crush rocks into dust. The Thai massages ...

... tried to convince us it was the other way, no doubt there would have been a driver within signalling distance, for another joy ride.<br><br>We spent some time perusing the market, Sarah buying yet another vest top, until we stumbled across a covers band in a cocktail bar which looked welcoming enough, especially after seemingly endless people in the street trying to drag you into their bar. We think John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son was playing bass, and was rather good!<br><br>We ...

... We walked through the rest of the village and then headed to the show. The show was incredible!!! So much choreographed dancing, explosions, special effects, etc. It was pretty sweet. Would love dd to take you all there when you visit!<br><br>When the show was over, our friends Daniel and Arina told us about a really cool bar at the top of a hotel in downtown Bangkok. So we headed to the State Tower hotel and headed up to the bar. Now this place is ...

... I must add that it is still very hot out and my feet are beginning to hurt. I know that I'm close but decide to take a taxi the rest of the way. I was two blocks off!!! Taxi cost me 39B (approx $1.05). I get home take a shower, put my feet up (swollen!) and get ready for my trip to Chiang Mai. Another great day in Bangkok<br>*Tip from Frank: He has been traveling Thailand and staying with people he met via couchsurfing.org -he highly recommends it!

Day 1. Awoke at what I thought was 9 am &#8211; felt annoyed at sleeping in so late then realised with relief I'd set my phone wrong and it was really 8. Plumped for a continental breakfast &#8211; not quite ready for the Thai style rice and soup just yet.<br><br>Boy is it hot and humid! In the 30s, so sign of rain yet. Kind of sweaty heat that makes you feel drained after walking for a few minutes. Managed to negotiate the ...

... I took another test. I just knew that I was pregnant. And there it was - the thin line on the First Response test, a day before my period. <br><br>We rushed to the pregnancy unit who performed another blood test on the Saturday and again on the Monday and I was to ring back in 2 days to see if the pregnancy hormones had doubled - a sign of a very early but normal pregnancy. I rang back on the Tuesday - the doctor told me the hormone levels had not doubled they had ...

... speaking Thai at first, then English to me. He suggested a quick tour of Bangkok by tuktuk. However, from my experience in Kuala Lumpur, I was not decieved by the English speaking native like him. Eventually, the best thing to do in Bangkok was wandering throgh Khaosan Road Night Market.<br><br>Then we headed for Ayuthaya by train. It is close to Bangkok and a must-see in Thailand. After a few minute walk from the ...