Well this was our best experience so far of our stay in Bangkok!! Today we went to the Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha. Well were to begin!? The palace is in the middle of a wee walled city, which is completely different from the rest of bangkok. There are pictures of the King and Queen everywhere, mounted in huge decorated frames all lining the streets. The palace is right in the centre of this wee city and is surrounded by street vendors trying to sell yo...

Hey all, well we arrived in a very hot and humid Bangkok Monday. We made it to our hotel about 6.30 so didnt get up to much on Monday. We are really struggling with the jet lag as it is 7 hours in front here. Its a bit of a nightmare when it is also 97 degrees outside!! Bangkok is a bit different from what we expected. The first thing that hit us when we came out of the airport is the heat, but not like brilliant sunshine heat, more like humid/pollution heat, ...