Tuesday 8 December It's so nice to not get up early! The buffet breakfast is good and we try and get enough so we won't need lunch. When the tok tok's arrive we head off to the main fort and palace. It's a new driver and he talks and asks lots of questions. We pass the floating palace on the way. We walk up the fort and there are lots of elephants walking up too. It's a little sad to see them in this way. At the fort we get a guide and spend a few hours wanderi...

Monday 7 December I'm wide awake. There is music blaring. It's 1:30am. It's the other group. And they show no signs of letting up. Sigh. I get my ear plugs and it's virtually quiet again. The alarm at 5:40 is not very welcome. But we want to see the sunrise. We get ready and Malcolm sterilises some water. But the taste is so gross we don't use it. There are just 5 of us walking up the hill. Lots of rocks. The old fort on top where the king used to live. It's mo...