Leaving Laos was very sad for us as it has probably been our favourite country so far. Making up for this however was the addition of our lovely mate Lynzie Mac to our globetrotting party. Taking a train journey over the border we found our sleeper plagued with tiny insects that flew in through the open windows, attracted by the bright fluorescent lights that they refused to turn off. As you can imagine we arrived in Bangkok not feeling at our best so when Lynz surprised us with a Birthday/Christmas treat to join her in her gorgeous hotel it felt like a gift from the gods. Clean sheets, a lovely pool and complimentary massages!
When we finaly prized ourselves away from the luxury we explored the city visiting the Royal Palace, the World’s Largest reclining Buddha and many of the local bars. The most impressive was definitely ‘Vertigo’ an open air bar with great cocktails and an amazing view of the city from the 64th floor.
The protests in Bangkok got very heated during our stay with reports of shootings and bombings, culminating in the airport closures. Despite all this, the only effects we felt were enormous traffic jams due to road blockades and a slight feeling of paranoia after a taxi driver warned that my red t-shirt was the colour the opposition wore.
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2 comments so far
December 16th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Is weird lookin at the Bangkok pics knowin i was there not all that long ago. And you went to MBK……7hrs woe dragged me round that place for!!!!!!!
December 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
MBK is where we got our phones from last year.
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