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Trip Start Jun 30, 2005
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Trip End Jun 05, 2006


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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Back to Bangkok on a shitty 'VIP' bus - a journey that was a lot longer and hotter than the public bus on the way there. At least they kindly put the air-con back on 10 minutes before getting off the bus so that we looked nice and cool. After a SS&S we went out to dinner at a loverly restaurant that had lots of fountains and was beautifully lit. We then ventured out to see the pin pong at Pat Pong - those who don't know, is Bangkok's prostitution/adult entertainment center, but more recently is catering more for the tourists, with lots of bars and clubs filled with lots of 'talented' women - a sight and experience not to be missed. Well we got persuaded into the first bar we passed - 'Hot Pussy', by the fact that we could look before paying an entry fee and go if we wanted. Well leaving wasn't very easy as we immediately had 20 women helping us to our seats, who were quickly giving us hand massages, and even more quickly demanding money for them. After handing over some money and continuing to ignore them whilst subconsciously saying NO about a million times, they all eventually left us leaving us with full view to see the stage with some really bored looking women on it, wearing white underwear. Smiling and trying to look like they were enjoying themselves was difficult for most. Every now and then the same one or two obviously more talented women came of stage, doing various feats with their fannies - like shooting balloons with darts, opening bottles, writing messages for people with no hands, and lots, lots more!

The following day we explored Wat Phra Kaew and The Grand Palace, which was absolutely amazingly stunning! Buildings and temples were fantastically decorated with stupa's, colourful tiles and marble. This place houses the Emerald Buddha, which holds a prominent position in Thai Buddhism and has travelled far and wide over the last 6 centuries. We then went to Wat Pho, which houses a huge reclining Buddha (46m long - 15m high). That evening we went to Lumphini Station to watch Muay Thai - or Thai Boxing. Fortunately a lot less blood and guts than expected. I must relay our funny journey on the way there. We got in a metered taxi (less likely to be ripped off), and
straight away the driver was saying something we didn't fully understand although he seemed to understand where we wanted to go. But Gavin and Rach thought he was talking about chicken, (as the guide books recommended a chicken dinner before the boxing, implying it was a tradition). I was not convinced however, but they kept telling him no thanks, we have already eaten! After a very long journey - traffic was a nightmare, which wasn't helped by the driver sticking in all the wrong lanes (with the most
traffic), until the last possible moment; we arrived at his friends travel agency, where they were trying to sell us tickets for the fight, however Gav and Rachel continued to insist they did not want a chicken dinner. We eventually were on our way to the match both ticket and chicken less after I kept telling them we would get tickets at the door, Gav and Rach kept telling them we've already eaten and me threatening to get out and catch another cab if he didn't start moving.

With an extremely large hangover, after a heavy night drinking pales of Sex on the Beach cocktails and 3 hours sleep, we were rudely awaken by drums playing at the tune of 'the roof is on fire', at 6.30am from the Chinese dancing dragons from below our rooms - not good......
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