6th December 2006 Following a painless 11 hr flight on EVA we arrived in Bangkok at 4.40pm so the sun was dropping and the clouds rolling in. The Amari Watergate was a very smart hotel on Petchaburi with great views of the city from the 28 floor. As we set off for dinner the heavens opened and so our first baptism of "rip off Bangkok" began - jumped in a taxi to the restaurant of our choice but were told we would have to book!- wrong- take us to a fish ...