Wednesday, June 08, 2005

We're here!!!

After months of planning and procrastinating, Team Thailand have finally returned to their spiritual homeland!

Flight was grand, bit of unnecessary panic in Franfurt regarding changing of the flights, but we arrived here in Bangkok around 2pm local time yesterday (it's early Wednesday here), around 5 or 6 in the morn your time! Actually, got to see the desert and the himalayas in the same hour!

It's absolutely roasting here, though not particularly sunny just really humid. Knocking back about 2 litres of water a second!!

For those heading out here soon : Khao San Road is a magical place, incredible atomosphere, interesting people! Stalls line the street, selling everything you could want, at cheaper than you would expect! (It's probably feasible to buy any- and everything that you would need, including rucksacks, out here when you arrive! [A policy that Ross is kinda following!!]) One last night was even selling "very strong cocktails" and made the promise that "we do not check for i.d."! Rather ominous!!
The paddy pub here can barely be called irish, not a white-skinned person working there in sight! Paul mastered the art of haggling in 'bout 10 seconds, managing to wrangle THREE pairs of bord shorts for 1000BHT, which is roughly 20 spondulas!

Currently staying at the D and D Inn . It's got a roof-top swimming pool with a mad view of Bangkok! Pool is great for getting out of the sweltering heat, and the bar is right beside it!!! We could see thunderstorms brewing in the distance last night too!!

That's all I can remember for now, next update will probably be just before We leave here i.e. sometime tomorrow evening! Rough plan for today is to go to Siam Square, where all the proper shops and stuff are, then it's a bit of a sporting evening tonight, Lions match followed by Thai Boxing.

By the way, food out here is fantastic!!! And oh so cheap! The five of us had dinner last night for around 6 euro and it was really really good stuff! Just be warned: It can be incredibly spicey, as Paul found out to his detriment!!

2 Comments:
Good to see your alright dude just come back in one piece (preferably)see ya soon!
 

Yo guys! nice to hear yeir havin a blast! any craic with the massages niall?.....hope to hear from ye again.
 

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