New Trocadero Hotel Bangkok
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Entering the Matrix....
... the sky. I was not a fan. This may also be due to the fact Westlife had been replaced with Evanescence, 'Bring me to life'. After finding my hostel, which was clean enough and equip with a beautiful bamboo garden I unpacked and met the Irish duo for dinner. Pad Thai eat your heart out-NOM.
We had drinks along the Khao San Road and took in the buzz. Bangkok is a constant hub of activity, whether its tourists giving their best go at bartering ...
Tinker, tailor ...
... of the time is ours to do as we please. We visited the tailor first thing this morning. They sent a complimentary van to the hotel to pick us up. Graham is going to look dashing I am sure in his new outfits. You may not recognise him ! We are going back for our first fitting this evening. They have had roughly five hours to work on the clothing. After we were dropped back at the hotel we set off to find the BTS Sky train ...
After all, Thai's like the cinema right?
... having to get a train, then wonder around the slight mad chaos that is Bangkok.
But I did get a hostel, again, very nice. For some reason I felt slightly guilty about staying in nice hostels- not sure why. After getting myself sorted, I finally met up with Olly, a friend from uni who's moved here, who came over and we headed off for dinner, negotiating the Bangkok transport system. It was rather nice to have him telling me where to go and what to do, I ...
We heart Bangkok
Normal hotel lady wasn't there to greet us as we rocked up for the last time in Bangkok! Nooooooooooooo! Budget guesthouse was closed, what a dilemma. Well we'd always wanted to stay in that hotel with the swimming pool across the road??? Ok fine, lets do it. Who cares if we go home with no moneeeeeys, we're on holiday and we won't be much longer : ) Checked into the hotel, went straight to the pool laden with ...
Busy busy Bangkok
... shown the very intricate designs and painting all around the walls. Apparently these were commissioned by a very wealthy Thai business man who had them renovated for some massive sum of money. After we had our full of snapping photos of temples and Buddhas we sat in the park across the road and watched life along the river pass by. We then attempted a trip to the Grand Palace and all along our walk round to the main gate we were accosted by con artists who told us it was shut ...