Markets and Massages..

Well I've survived another few days on the other side of the world so, so far so good! I have now just about adapted to the time change and will try and remember all that we have done since I last wrote. On Wednesday we had to be woken to stop us from sleeping all day, it was fairly late which meant we managed to venture outside in the highest heat of the day. We checked out the big Chatuchak market, which we a little daunting but luckily not very crowded as it was a week day, so we have to go again at the weekend apparently! We also managed to find a Driving Range in the one of the parks near the market so we gave that a go (very traditional!), the golfers out there reading this will be interested to know that there was no machine to pick up the balls only a man with a cart wearing wellies and a board strapped to his back to deflect balls!

That evening we went to explore the main tourists streets in central Bangkok for the first time, this was an experience.......! It first involved out first trip on the Bangkok Skytrain, which was brilliant, quick, quiet and not smelly! We went and had a traditional Thai massage which isn't the most pleasant experience I have ever had and was somewhat painful. We ended the evening by having cocktails on Silomsui4, which for those not up with their Thai culture, is a major gay area of Bangkok; it was actually very friendly and relaxed and less stressful than being offered every item under the sun as you walked through the markets!

I have to admit I've found Bangkok a bit too chaotic and polluted since I've been here, but not all of Thailand is like this as you will read in the next gripping installment.......