Another early start for us Saturday morning as we headed out on another tour. This time we were heading out to the ancient city of Ayutthaya, the old capital of Thailand, about an hours drive North. On route we stopped at Bang Pa-In Palace / Summer Palace one of the homes of the current king. Here where a number of royal buildings which were off limits although we were allowed in one where we got to escape into some air con to cool off, even if jill had to wrap u...

Thursday morning we left the hotel at 7am, which was a shock to the system, we can't do early mornings anymore. We went to Damnernsaduak floating market about an hour out of Bangkok. Little canals jam packed with old thai ladies in boats trying to sell you everything from exotic fruit to postcards. The small boats jostle for space, but everyone is smiling and friendly. Of course we made a few more purchases, 1 a big sitting buddha, although we are now pondering h...

We arrived in Bangkok in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Wow what a complete contrast to the cities in Australia. Its huge, dirty, smelly, sweaty yet enchanting. Shiny skyscrapers next to shanty houses, orange robed monks walking past exclusive shopping malls. Plus beautiful temples and shrines everywhere. On Wednesday we had a walk round Siam square which is close to our hotel, lots of little streets packed with bargain shops. There are also big flash mal...