24th April 2005 - BANGKOK CONTINUED Hi all! Time to move hotels and so we leave the air conditioning behind and make our way to the Wild Orchid. Only 5 minute walk that seemed like an hour!!! We paid 50 baht less than the New Siam II for a suite!!! Wanted to see some thai boxing, but tickets were surprisingly over budget. A misunderstanding with the tuk tuk driver and he still took us to the stadium but we got in for only 500 baht. A absolute bargin yet again. We did however have to step over dead cockroaches to reach our caged in seats!! : ) Thai boxing is so brutal. Knees, elbows, feet and fists are all allowed. The boxers were so skinny. Most only weighed 107 lbs. After boxing we were a litle hungry and and took the plunge and decided to get some street food. The choices consisted of: Scorpion, witchity grubs or some kind of meat on a stick. We opted for the latter. Althought what meat it was we're not too sure. We then headed back to our "suite", making a stop at the 7 eleven for refreshments. What we thought was beer actually turned out to be sherry. We enjoyed it all the same as we sat on the balcony in our undies watching the people below. 25th April - NIGHT TRAIN TO CHIANG MAI See pictures for the luxury accommodation!