Nice lazy day today (so lazy in fact, we slept until midday!) Once we were up, we did some packing and went to the pool for our last taste of luxury! Then it was off to lunch and the internet cafe to catch up on the emails. 4pm arrived and it was time to head off to the train station to board the train to Chang Mai! We had a nice 12 hour journey in front of us, but the singha (the size of a wine bottle) lifted our spirits!

Well today we were let loose around Bangkok on our own! Firstly we caught the monorail down to Siam Square (the main shopping district) and had a brief walkabout as many of the shops were not open! We then got back onto the monorail and headed towards the national stadium (this is where the thai football league play), then as we were walking along the road we were acustomed by a tuk-tuk driver who eventually persuaded us to go on a mini tour of the temples we ...

Day 1 Our first sightseeing tour! We got up really early ( still feeling the effects of the jetlag & the thai lager!) Danny came to get us in his nice airconditioned people carrier and we were off! First stop was the river, where we got on a long tail boat and went for a nice cruise up along the main stretch (saw the big famous hotels) and then down the smaller side canals where we saw all the little shanty type houses all crammed next to each other, washin...