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I’m bloggin now from sam;s place. I will leave tonight to go to chiang mai in the north by over night train.
Yesterday was again hot (surprise surprise) and I went out and about and did more touristy things, but I didn’t enjoy it as much. I went to the huge reclining buddha (travelling by sky train and river boat) which is 46m long *wat po). Then I walked to the grand palace which is over run by tourists and not rightly so. It was pretty amazing, but I guess it all gets the same after a while. I figured I should get a guide so I got one, but couldn’t understand a word she said! Anyway, it was good I left early (because I got to go have some more food!!!) . actually I had a curry with rice and a pork noodle soup and a lassi kind of thing and huge beer,and it came to $3. which is cheap! But it was worth it no matter how much money it was. Then I walked a lot more around the teak furniture area and caught a tuk tuk to the station, got on the train home. At the station I went into the wat po massage school which I’d noticed the other day, and had a great (but tough!) massage for $6 – it was an hour long. I thought of mum a bit! As I winced…
Then headed home to go for a swim with sam, and then we went out. We were going to find an area which we’dspotted on the map but got sidetracked and ended up in a tiny restaurant pcked with locals at the end of an alley. I think they were surprised to see us and we ate and ate and ate. Sams parents reckon its ok to eat chicken as long a its properly cooked,so we had fried chicken (maybe don’t tell mum – or mum,if you’re reading this, ignore ‘chicken’ and read ‘ben never ate chicken’). And satay chicken and beef broth and ‘pork larb’ whatever that is. As well as lots of rice and lots more beer and coke. Then we headed to khao san to meet up with the frenchies I met the other day. Drank there for a while untilthey shut, and then sat on the street, then taxied home.
This morning I felt a little worse for wear (hung over) and sam was a bit tummy sick, but apparently this is a regular occurrence for him. So I headed out to lumpini park which is fulled withlocals. I went n one of those pedal boats and sat in the shade and watched the fish jump while locals had a great family da. Then walked around a lot and then headed to siam square which is a huge shopping complex. But like markets with really interesting fahion.
A yoghurt company was lauching a new product at the shpping centre so they’d set up a fun park calle ‘yoghurt paradise’. Awesome. I;ve never eten so much free yoghurt in my life. I’d hate to know how many little thai kids spewed on those rides.
I’ll head down to the station in a couple of hours and spend the night on the train, finally away from my comfort zone and into the wilderness.
Yesterday was again hot (surprise surprise) and I went out and about and did more touristy things, but I didn’t enjoy it as much. I went to the huge reclining buddha (travelling by sky train and river boat) which is 46m long *wat po). Then I walked to the grand palace which is over run by tourists and not rightly so. It was pretty amazing, but I guess it all gets the same after a while. I figured I should get a guide so I got one, but couldn’t understand a word she said! Anyway, it was good I left early (because I got to go have some more food!!!) . actually I had a curry with rice and a pork noodle soup and a lassi kind of thing and huge beer,and it came to $3. which is cheap! But it was worth it no matter how much money it was. Then I walked a lot more around the teak furniture area and caught a tuk tuk to the station, got on the train home. At the station I went into the wat po massage school which I’d noticed the other day, and had a great (but tough!) massage for $6 – it was an hour long. I thought of mum a bit! As I winced…
Then headed home to go for a swim with sam, and then we went out. We were going to find an area which we’dspotted on the map but got sidetracked and ended up in a tiny restaurant pcked with locals at the end of an alley. I think they were surprised to see us and we ate and ate and ate. Sams parents reckon its ok to eat chicken as long a its properly cooked,so we had fried chicken (maybe don’t tell mum – or mum,if you’re reading this, ignore ‘chicken’ and read ‘ben never ate chicken’). And satay chicken and beef broth and ‘pork larb’ whatever that is. As well as lots of rice and lots more beer and coke. Then we headed to khao san to meet up with the frenchies I met the other day. Drank there for a while untilthey shut, and then sat on the street, then taxied home.
This morning I felt a little worse for wear (hung over) and sam was a bit tummy sick, but apparently this is a regular occurrence for him. So I headed out to lumpini park which is fulled withlocals. I went n one of those pedal boats and sat in the shade and watched the fish jump while locals had a great family da. Then walked around a lot and then headed to siam square which is a huge shopping complex. But like markets with really interesting fahion.
A yoghurt company was lauching a new product at the shpping centre so they’d set up a fun park calle ‘yoghurt paradise’. Awesome. I;ve never eten so much free yoghurt in my life. I’d hate to know how many little thai kids spewed on those rides.
I’ll head down to the station in a couple of hours and spend the night on the train, finally away from my comfort zone and into the wilderness.
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