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hello everyone. we've arrived safe in bangkok, though it is a bit mental, especially crossing the roads- though they do have a countdown to when the lights turn green which amazed us slightly. as did the pink taxis and tuk tuks. anyway i personally didnt find the dlight too bad- the in flight entertainment system was amazing, had loads of films to choose from (i.e. TWILIGHT!!) and watched some family guy and listened to kings of leon. once in bangkok got bags mega quick, but ride from the airport was about half hour and we were knackered, ended up going tobed at 8 o clock- so hardcore.
got up nice and early today to make the most of it- got everythign packed up then checked out and went on an express boat ride to wat pho, where there are loads of shrines and a massive reclining buddah. one thai man said we were very polite for covering up when we went in so winning some respect back for the british! we're all being mega careful with belongigs after all the horror stories we've heard but the thai people are very friendly- we sat at one cafe and a guy chatted to us for ages about palces to go and what scams to look out for. feel kinda bad though as so many people do the 'wei' to you, which is a sort of bow people do to their superiors- im not superior to them! but just custom i guess.
all of us were starting to worry about money, as with bahts sounds like your spending loads, but after reviewing our finances realised that for 14 pounds, i had got- a taxi ride, dinner, 2 bottles of water, 2 boat rides, entrance to wat pho, lunch and tips (which we seem to have to give a lot of). so not doing too bad, but going to get some more out so i can go on the elephant ride tomorrow in khao sok and snorkelling in krabi, which is a bit more expensive.
will put photos up asap, but slow computers and time restrictions are not a good combo. off to khao sok tonight on an overnight train for some serious trekking tomorrow- probably going to faint with heat exhaustion. was not expecting it to be this hot at all!
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