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Bangkok - Buddha, Buddha everywhere!
... OH WHY) can't somebody figure out how to make reasonable airplane food? “Tonight on the menu we have White Stuff and Brown Stuff. Don’t worry if we run out of your first choice – the other stuff tastes just as bad!”
And it did.
Anyway, we got here.
Bangkok.
We found our way to the Lamphur Tree House with only a little back and forth. It’s a high-end budget or low-end luxury at nearly $60US ...
You wan ping pong?
... market. However as we didn't all make it to 'breakfast' until 1pm, found out the tiger temple was 3 hours away, the floating market wasn't so close and me and Holly had a bus to catch at 6pm we opted out and decided to go to the zoo. An hour and a half of walking (saw lots of things we wouldn't on a tuktuk ride) we arrived at the zoo gates and Holly and I decided to go back (in a tuktuk - we would get very lost walking back ourselves) so we were ...
Day 29 - Off to Tiger Temple
... plates of rice and several stir fried dishes. You sit down and start eating straight away. The food was also very delicious which was surprising for this "fast" food style. After the lunch break we drove onwards to the bridge over the River Kwae. Famous (or infamous) this railway line was built during WW2 to connect Burma and Thailand by the Japanese. The Thais signed an agreement with the Japanese and allowed them to complete the railway using ...
Sam, Tan and Han's Adventures in SE Asia
... it rained pretty much every day we were there so we didn't really get a chance to explore. However, we did get out to the snake temple (about 5 snakes in a room!), and got to walk around Georgetown.
From there we moved onto the island of Langkawi where we had a much better time! However we were slightly put off by the very rocky crossing, where the film choice was 'Titanic'! We spend a day island hopping, where the speed boat went ...
14 hours later...
... the buildings were and by how much advertising there was everywhere! This just added to the chaotic & busy feel of the city. I successfully found my first Wat (temple) - Wat Rachanada / Lohan Prasat. It was stunningly beautiful on the outside, and quite simple inside. As I walked around I was struck by the peace and calm - a haven of tranquility within the city. I slowly wandered through the corridors, reading about Buddhism (much of which I ...