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Saturday the 22nd of March, JESS ARRIVES IN BANGKOK!!! That morning Mike and I had gone to the MBK, a big shopping mall in pursuit of ipods and cameras but were somewhat marred by the fact my bank helpfully blocked my card. Excellent. We tuk-tuk-ed it back to Koa San Road to eagerly awat the arrival of the Beeson Jones. It was a very exciting reunion with hugs and nearly tears, and she quickly settled into life at the D&D Inn with an afternoon spent at the pool. In the evening we wandered to Rambuttri for some more quality Thai street food and a whole fish, and ended up at our favourite Ooze street bar before going to a full-moon party of sorts at a random bar where we met some Thai indie kids who like the beatles and the artic monkeys and taught us to rave Thai-stylee. Its all in the legs and not much arm movement. Quite odd.
On Sunday, Jess and I caught the skytrain to the biggest market in Asia. It was, quite frankly, RIDICULOUSLY large. We got lost a few times and it was so hot and sweaty that we were wandering around dripping, and our moods alternated between silent trooping and crazed giggling hysteria. Fortunately it was quite cheap and we each got a few items. Definitely a fun day out.
On Monday we took a tour around the Buddhist temples in Bangkok with the help of a tuk-tuk driver, and Jess increased her chances of reaching enlightenment by releasing some birds into the wild at the feet of the massive standing Buddha. That evening i went for a wander by myself along the streets and got a bit lost, eventually ending up at Rambuttri where i met Bob, a Thai guy from Koh Samui who makes jewellery. I sat with him for an hour or so making a bracelet with wax cotton threads with him before Mike and Jess dragged me away with rumbling stomachs. The food was really good - a whole red snapper is now the standard fish of choice and it was nice to have something grilled rather than fried.
On Tuesday we dressed in more covering attire and walked to the Grand Palace. It was another sweaty affair and once we were there Jess and Mike were forced to rent more clothes anyway to be more presentable. Oddly enough this rule didnt seem to apply for Thais, who were wearing open toed shoes, skirts finishing aove the knee, sleeveless tops etc. We werent best pleased, but the palace was amazing. So very, very gold. Everything sparkled and shone and was very over-indulgent. I really liked the Emerald Buddha, a buddha made out of a sold piece of jade which they originally thought was just plaster before someone spotted the green jade poking through the plaster on the buddha's nose.
After the Palace we headed over to Chinatown, which was definitely my cup of ta. I felt so at home in the maze of market streets selling chinese goods, and the soup noodles and prawn dumplings went down a treat too. It was a lunch well deserved after we got lost in roads and roads of shoes shops. I think all the shoes in asia are contained in those streets. We were all pretty tired so headed home for a bit of pool time and a nap.
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