we arrived after a good flight from japan. the hostel is lovely ( even has own pool ) the city is not the best dirty and smelly in places, but some of it is real nice! the grand palace is out of this world , the colours and designs ( wow) . the river boats are well worth a trip and the sky train ( 40 -50 feet in the air ) is very good. there is a weekend market with 1800 stalls a nightmare but cheap!