Hiya,

so have just read entry from yesterday and realised my typing is awful...will try harder!

Last night after wrote went to have a few drinks, look at the photo with the cocktails...it wasn't till afterwards we realised the backdrop...nice!

Had a second day in Bangkok, have spent the day going to sights and experiencing the delights of the 'tuk tuk'. Hotel brekie awesome although the idea of egg friend rice and chicken fried noodles at 9am (yes Gill was up), didn't really appeal. There was also this stuff that look like fish eggs in milk...again not tried, maybe tomorrow??!!

Headed off on a walkabout and was soon accosted by a chap who thought we clearly had no clue....not sure why. ended up going in a tuk tuk to sort our further plans for the next week in chang Mai and going to various taylors so that our driver could get free fuel...but bless him he did tell us to tell people if we thought they were ripping us off....the only problem is we don't know!!

Then went to the Palace and to see the emerald buddha, where we started our collection of pictures of 'men in uniform'......what do you expect from us??!!

Went to china jewellery place and both purchased rings, which took Karen ages to chose as she is soooo indecisive! We won't be going back there...put it this way its surprising what you'll do when there's no paper in the loo......

Walked back from the palace to continue our monday night ritual of exercise(given we haven't got boxercise!), went for a swim in our hotel pool...we thought we'd better make use of the luxury before tomorrow.

We're leaving Bangkok tomorrow, going on a sleeper tain to Chang Mai tomorrow night, second class, as apparently you get a better feel and experience in there.....with 40 other people sleeping with us...as it were, no ping pong!!!

Then we're spending 3 days treking, riding bamboo rafts, and elephants before we head to the laos border and get a slow boat into central laos, its 2 days and a night and the alcohol hand gel Claire gave us will come in handy!

So we may not get to write for a few days but will as soon as possible,

keep sending us messages, it makes us smile!

Loads of love

Karen and Gill

xx