Day 9 Made our way to the Grand Palace but when we got there we were told we couldnt come in unless we were wearing long trousers so we got on a tuk tuk first time what an exhilirating and interesting experience tearing through Bangkok traffic! We went to Chinatown which sold a load of rubbish so we hopped on another tuk tuk and went down to the Chao Praya river where we took the tourist boat up the river. Later in the afternoon we took a taxi ride from hell ...

Day 7 Wow the humidity in Bangkok is killer! today we took a half day tour to a nearby floating market just outside Bangkok which was great! we all loaded into a little wooden boat which went up and down the canals and we bought all types of exotic fruit off the boat stalls. Today was a festival of light called Loi Krathong so it was a very cool atmosphere with even a band playing on the one boat. we saw our first Asian elephant at the market so cute a small one...

Day 7 Wow the humidity in Bangkok is killer! today we took a half day tour to a nearby floating market just outside Bangkok which was great! we all loaded into a little wooden boat which went up and down the canals and we bought all types of exotic fruit off the boat stalls. Today was a festival of light called Loi Krathong so it was a very cool atmosphere with even a band playing on the one boat. we saw our first Asian elephant at the market so cute a small one...

Day 7 Wow the humidity in Bangkok is killer! today we took a half day tour to a nearby floating market just outside Bangkok which was great! we all loaded into a little wooden boat which went up and down the canals and we bought all types of exotic fruit off the boat stalls. Today was a festival of light called Loi Krathong so it was a very cool atmosphere with even a band playing on the one boat. we saw our first Asian elephant at the market so cute a small one...

Day 7 Wow the humidity in Bangkok is killer! today we took a half day tour to a nearby floating market just outside Bangkok which was great! we all loaded into a little wooden boat which went up and down the canals and we bought all types of exotic fruit off the boat stalls. Today was a festival of light called Loi Krathong so it was a very cool atmosphere with even a band playing on the one boat. we saw our first Asian elephant at the market so cute a small one...