so its been a week now im in thailand bangkok and i really like it here, after arriving a few hours later another girl arrived that i was sharing the dorm with she was irish so we went out for dinner and had a look around didnt have a late night as we was tired from flying the week morning we went to mbk shopping centre and it was fantastic 6 or 7 floors and so many things to buy like clothes ipod cameras eveything and all very cheap i got a rucksack so it would be easier to carry when having my large rucksack on my back. tuesday ( 6th ) joanne went home so now i was alone but i felt ok and safe here in bangkok, so i went on the skytrain and then up the canal on the boat to find the temples i then meet another girl on her own she was from germany and so we went sightseeing together first we found wat pho it is the largest buddha in thailand and it was large aswell unbelivable it was amazing also saw some other buddhas in the same place, we then went to the grand palace and wat phra kaeo the emerald buddha, the bulidings was amazing all painted in gold i took lots of pictures, and then went inside to see the emerald buddha you wasnt allowed to take picture but it was great and really beautiful i wouldnt keep my eyes off it people was also praying. we then made our way back to the boat as it was too late to go and see another temples. arriving back at the sky train station i wanted to book some tours so the german girl came with me together we booked tigertemple it was a day trip we was going to do that wednesday 7th and also i booked a trip to pattaya for friday 9th, trip were book and so i took german girl to mbk and had a look around had some food we then got the skytrain back to our hotels she got off 3 stops before me i then got off my dtop and walk back which takes me 15 minutes, the weather has been very hot here as it is meant to be the raining season.

now its wednesday i was up at 5.30am to be picked up at 6.20am i was waiting half a hour for the bus to pick me up then then to the centre of bangkok to pick up more people my friend was on the other bus, it was 2 hours in to the trip when we reached kanchanaburi first stop the river kiew took pictures then we went to death railway which we was on the train for 1 hour in the distance you could see the hills of burma we then had lunch that was inclued in the day tour then the two buses were spilt up in 2 as some people were doing a 2 day tour i was then back with my friend and also some english people then we went to a waterfall then tiger temple reaching tiger temple i was really excited but i was abit disappointed i think the tigers were doped they were really sleepy and didnt more much but i still had my picture with about 7 tigers and i hugged them aswell we saw some baby tigers to they were really cute and soft and just lovely we then left for our 2 hour drive back. said bye to the german girl as she goes north of thailand tomorrow.

thursday i just chilled out today been busy last 3 days went to bed early as i have to be up at 6.00 to go to pattaya and coral island, so now its morning again up early on the bus going around picking everyone up i seem to be the first one they pick up there was a young couple from hongkong who i got chating to and then we stayed together allday we reach pattaya then got on the boat it took about a hour and half to reach a small island the boat was really slow but it was nice it was really hot aswell buy the time we got to the island it was lunch time there was plenty of food to eat it was nice but to many flys we then went on the sunbeds i got my hair plated for 400bat just so it would be out the way for a few days it was around 3.00pm and we had to get the boat back to pattaya i got burnt on my back and a little on my legs and arms also my forehead reaching back to pattaya we had to get the bus back to bangkok we didnt have the chance to look around pattaya which would have been nice, the hongkong couple ask we if i would like to go for dinner but i was tired and it was 9.00 untill i got back to the hotel i gave them my phone number so we can meet for lunch tomorrow as they go home late afternoon i was so tired i just felasleep went i sat on my bed.

the next morning i had a layin it was saturday after all joyce rang me and i then went to mbk to meet them they are so sweet they got me a present it was just a packet of sweets but they was really nice people we xchanged email then went for lunch honk kong style i eat food i will probly not eat again and i dont really want to know what it was some of it was ok. they walked me to siam ocean world as they had to and catch there flight we said bye and then i was on my own again, i enjoyed the ocean world got some pictures of the fish, sharks and jellyfish it was nice and interesting i then went back to my hostel and rested.

the next morning is sunday now iv been here a week and totally enjoyed every minute here i will be sad when i leave bangkok today well it rained allday it rained alot every time i went outside it rained it was abit windy aswell i didnt go to far but i had a starbucks in the morning and then went to burger king in the afternoon they tasted good just like you would get in england so now im writing this and its still raining heavy. i have some great pictures i really want to load up try and do that tomorrow when i book my bus to phuket on wednesday. tuesday will be my last day in bangkok so im going to mbk to get a few cheap things my flipflops broke so i will be able to get some cheap.

oh i havnt yet seen a ladyboy but have seen lots of monks.

so iv put pictures up for you to see i till have 30 more you havnt seen but the best ones are up, it took me 3 hours in the internet cafe last night it was raining heavey so i put some goa pictures into india album, today 13th may its sunny now pack my things together later really to leave for phuket tomorrow , will go and get breakfast soon from 7 11, cant think what to say for now so next time will be in phuket. xx