Hi..

Well i arrived here safely and can i say with very little hicups.. bar one. Flights were fine appart from this gezza sat next to me that seemed to be a travelling expert and would not let me watch me film... i had to force me earphones in and say how desperate i was to watch Eclipse the new Twighlight film. It was just long and boring as flights usualy . but we had a 2 hr stop over in Dubia, but by this time in the morning ( for me it would of been 4 ish in the mornig i was in no mood to do any shopping and pushing around.. this airport is massive and its sary how packed it was. I got me little old self to bangkok all in one piece.. (a great achievement for me) . Got off the plan and it took ages to get through customes, and i happened to be the last so when i get to go and get me bag its the oly one going round.. bless it. Head nfor a cab and realise it is chucking it down and thunder storming. Cab gets me to me road and turfs me out so i am having to carry my moutain of a bag and another bag and this shoulder bag down this street looking for it.. believe you me it was raining but i was more wet by my sweat.. NICE :). I ask as this place i am staying seems hidden.. a guy points me to a hotel and tells me it is it so i go in, i give her all me print outs and ask is this definatly the place as it has not got the same namee as my one.. She nods!!! I pay and get me self up to me room and its not bad so i get me s4lf settled in.. next thing you know she is knocking at the door and telling me i need to go as am in the wrong one.. Ha ha so i get me shoes back on and have to get me moutain of a bag back on and stumble (stumble been the correct word) down the staires and off to find the correct one.. Luckily it was opposite the road and down a dark dodgy ally.. any ways i get there and get me self set up.. PRAISE the LORD.. then i slept for britain..

Day 3 day of the Tuk Tuk / Buddah

after all the flying how depressing is that i set off one day and next thing you know i have missed out on a day.. Ahh well. I wake late ish but put it this way it was 5 in the morning at home so really i was an early riser :)... Head out for a wander and was a little apprehensive as to what was going to happen.. me plan was to wander and see what i see just to find me feet.. So i did off i went to Khao San road the big travvellers hub.. but it was not bust as this is a night time place.. so carried on and got stoped.. a geeza told me not to go to the Grand Palace as glosed but i should go and see all the Buddahs today as it is free just for one day.. (me is thing is it really or are ya joshing) but i go ahead and go to see this big sittingg buddah, where i have to take me shoes off. Then it dawns on me,,,, of b***** i did not read the how to act in a temple place with a buddah... S0 i am stood there thing do i kneal, does me feet face it or away and can i touch it ( i proper think i am going to ba taken away so i just sit and leave as soon as but i am dragged back in saying spend more time here as you can take pictures.. Apparently this was the oly day i could.. ( i feel this must of been a porky too) But the free bit was not as all the temples i went to were free :) . I leave and this gezza gets me map off me and starts drawing on it... where i hqve to go to all the buddah's as its free and i have abig buddah dran on me map.., (not impressed i quite liked that map ) So i had to a garen i feel i can just chill out here.. But no this other guy gets me map and starts doodling as to where i should go, I sware does every Bangkok person carry a pen on them just so they can doodle on tourists maps ? Hehe. I get a Tuk |Tuk and hope for the best he takes me to the Massive buddah, which was big... so got a picture as mew bleeding camera was ding Grr.. Was going to set off some bird, some actual birds free as apparently this gives you luck.. i did not partake.. I also did not partake to a prayer, as this buddah was praying these gils and chucking water over them for about 5 mins.. am a littlle gutted i did not do not but i would of got wet, though i was wet with sweat.. The the Tuk Tuk taakes me to the reclining Buddah with which i still do not know what to do. This one was suppose to give me luck. Me next move in the tuk tuk was to a bleeding shhop, the tuk kept saying i help you and you help me.. so i am dragged in to this Jewllers, thenj this Taylors, then this Leather store. and by this time i am getting right pissed off and telling hiim to take me hopme.. but no i have to help him.. Grr so he takes me to another jewlers then to a taylors in which he tells me i have to spend 10 mins in there.. i was getting pissed off and started having a go. just btake me home, thenn figured i best not get him annoyed as i am on me own. The last taylors got really annoyed with me as i did not want any th8nk and called me a lier,, all english are liers. lol.. any ways the efing bum head takes me home and luckily the govermentt where funding the tuk tuks today so it was only 30 BHT. Took me all afternoon though. I head to khao San rd for a beer as after that day i needed one... And i am afraid to say that i am a typical tourist,.... as have has a Subway and a Macdonalds tonight. But i promise i am going to get some noodles off the street tomorow.. :) missing england but loving thialand...