So much to say so little time!! Where to start! Well after i left the internet cafe on Thursday i had dinner in my room, watched Talladega Nights and went to bed - what a geek! But hey i liked it so that's the main thing! I had to be up at 7.00am the next day for my trip to Kancharabari so i think it was a good plan.
Anyway so up at 6.00am and down at the reception for 7.00, its amazing how tiring it can be doing nothing! Anyway i wait in reception for about three quarters of an hour and then get picked up and taken along the road to wait for another hour for a mini bus! Apparently i am the only person doing this tour which is why they were having treouble! There is always one i suppose! Finally got in this Mini but with a crazy driver who nearly killed us like 100 times on the way there and the mini bus itself was an absolute joke, it squeeked and seriously felt like it was about to collapse! Anyway after about an hour, most of which i tried to sleep off we stopped at a service station so we could use the loo. i use the word loo very loosely as its more of a hole in the ground which you hover over and then pour water down with a bucket (which is very helpfully provided!!) We then get back in the now nicknamed "death bus!" and are on our way. Our first stop is the War meseum and the Death Railway. The meseum is not like ours where its all ordered and clear which way you have t go next. Oh no, you pay a little old lady who is sat in a little hut and thats it, not guide book, no map nothing, off you go! Well i tried to follow the crowed but to be honest no one really knew where they were going so i ended up wandering around looking at things and trying to guess what they were! Halarious! After the ever so exciting meseum (i don't recomend bothering to go!) i walked along the road to the Death Railway where WW2 prisoners were forced to build the railway and many were killed in the process! All very cheery!
After that back onto the Death Bus and off to a stop on the railway so we can get on it! It was a really good way to see the surrounding scenery but a bit annoying when you have the amourous Italian couple snogging next to you in the window seat and all i wanted to do was look at the view! So that was quite cool, again nothing special. We were then back on "death" and were taken to a floating barge for lunch which was a lovely Thai curry. It blew my head off to be honest but it tasted reall nice! After this i was off on my own, leaving my new German friends behind who were staying on the barge that evening and had suddenyl changed thier minds on seeing it and wanted to coem with me!
I went off in my private death mobile and went to do my Elephant trek. It was so amazing, once i had overcome my fear of heights. Just to get to the bloody things i had to walk across a bamboo bridge! I was taking it very slowly and they were trying to hurry me, but i was not having it! I was peeing my pants! Anyway got on this elephant which was the wierdest thing ever, two mins earlier i had been feeding him with bananas and then i was riding on the back of him. When i finally get the camera working on this i'll upload a photo or two. My guide was very funny and made me a crown to wear and called me a princess (He clearly knows me well! Sarah-Jane Princess Nightingale!!) So we want through the countryside, they advertise it as jungle trecking but to be honest there wasn't really much jungle. It was Brilliant though and even more brilliant when my guide started to laugh when we were on our way back to the main camp and we saw another elephant. Let me jsut say that the elephant in question was more than a little over excited and it was HUGE! Ha ha ha!
So then i get my private bus!! Except this time its a ruck - much safer! And i'm off to Tiger Temple! The highlight of the day! You have to stand in line for about half an hour or so but for the price of entry which was about 5 quid you get to pet the Tigers!! It was sooo cool. Strange though cos you think that they would be soft but thier fur is really course and rough not soft and fluffy like its supposed to be! Anyway so had loads of photos taken with the tigers, mostly the small ones but then one with a large on i just touched his back legs - you don't want to get too close!! It was getting late though, about 3.30pm and you can't pet them after 4.00 as they get too restless. When i was having my photos done there were two massive ones who had obviously had enough and were pasing around - time to get out when you see that! Apparently the reason they are so tame is because they are raised by hand and during the day in the wild they usually sleep anyway. There are rumours about them being drugged but i think it would be quite dangerous if thats what they are doing!
Then it was back in the mini bus and back to Bangkok, with a quick change and a shower i was on my way to meet Marrianna and Kurt for dinner at Bed Supper Club. I was told Smart casual - not open shoes or shorts (which i must admit limited me quite a lot!! but i managed it!). Then they check your passport as you go in - i'm not sure why but obviously security reasons. You walk through this cream leather padded sliding door into this sea of white. there is a bar to your right and a hostess area on your left, straight ahead is a dnace floor with a couple of tables, covered in white table cloths with retro white seats. To the left and right are beds, well one long bed really with plush white cushions and mini tables with candles on in little sections. We get taken to one of these tables remove our shoes and get into bed. I seriously could have fallen asleep there and then, the cushions were so swishy and soft and the bed was just the right amount of soft and hard - lush!
We then ordered some cocktails and relaxed! Soon enough our first course of soup came out and it was heavenly, sooo good! Next we had a shellfish dish (we did get told what each disdh was but couldn't remember it!) which i didn't actually like but then i'm not a massive fan of Fish so i suppose that was to be expected. Then came the main course which was steak, YUMMY! It was cooked to perfection with a gorgeous sauce on it with spinch and sweet potatoe, i could eat it again now, infact its making me hungry just thinking about it!
While our courses are coming out we get given a handout (like being back at school!) saying that if you choose to you can approach the model, get the scissors and cut part of her dress being careful to avoid her underwear and obviously her! Tehn you get to keep the piece of material as a souvenier then at the bottom it says discuss the meaning of this!!! Well we couldn't really work it out but it was certainly strange and i have a piece of red dress as a souvenier!!
So then we had soem entertainment which was two girls dancing, both very pretty Thai women we aren't really sure what they were depicting but it was very good!! Then we had a sorbet which was ginger and passion fruit - not to my taste but each to thier own!! Then finally (what i had been waiting for, my favourite course!) Dessert! It didn't dissapoint, we had a small lemon cheesecake, a chocolate mouse and a strawberry sorbet. topped with a chocolate disc with the face of a Thai woman on it, i ate that one clean! I was going to lick the plate but i remembered where i was! The best meal i have had in ages and since i've been here, if you come to BK then you should make a reservation because although it was expensive in comparison to everywhere else it was well worth it.
After Supper Club we decided we wanted another drink so went to the Sky Bar at a famous hotel which has the best view of all of BK. To be honest, not the best plan for soemone with a fear of heights but worth it for the view. It was truly amazing and after being up there for a while i gradually got used to it. (No this does not mean i now want to do a bungee jump or a sky dive!!)
After that i said goodbye to M and K and was on my way back to my place!
On Saturday i met M and K and we went to the Weekend Market which is crazy! First of all to get there i had to get a tuc tuc to the Sky train and then get the Sky Train to Mo Chit and walk there. Nearly had another bust up with a tuc tuc driver who stopped outside a tailor and wanted me to get out, i was a stubborn cow and refused to get out!! When we finally got to our destination he wanted to charge me more because i hadn't gone into the tailor - bloody cheek of him! Needless to say he didn't get any more money! So then i had to navigate the Sky train which actually is a darn site easier than the tube as there is only 2 lines!! Met 2 girls from the UK on the train and helped them get there - check me out! Traveller extrodinare! Spent a few hours at the market, seriously this place is just shopping central! You need to come here with a big bag with nothing in it and you would have all your summer clothes for ever!! Well ok for a year or so!
In the evening i met up with Danny and Carla who i met on my trek on Friday and we went for dinner and a couple of drinks although they stopped serving at 10.00 so it was another early night but they were funa nd we had a laugh. They are off to Chang Mai for a treck as well so are going to let me know what its like!
This morning i missed breakfast - due to my late night! Although i found a little place that does tea and toast so i was ok!! Today was really sunny so i decided to go to the pool but so it turned out did everyone else! I went up to the top area and sat there for a bit but it was very hot so i ordered a sandwhich in the shade and went back one it was a little less hot! Its Sunday today so not sure what i'm going to do, i think it might be time for another massage!! There is not drinking here again because of the election. It keeps happening to be honest its a bit rude!! Only joking but they must be loosing a lot of money.
Right that's me for another few days, not sure if they will have an internet cafe in Chang Mai so i will be sure to keep a journal and keep you all updated!
Love S-J xx
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