Day 31 – Surat Thani
Today we head to Bangkok via Surat Thani.
Taxi then bus.
We stopped the night in Surat Thani and went to a shopping center for food and a swim costume for Susan.
A nothing sort of place..just a stopover before travelling somewhere else.
Stayed in a nice little hotel next to the bus station.
Day 32 – Bangkok. Tattoo Time!
Up bright and early for our 9 hour bus trip to Bangkok.
Luckily I managed to book the bus for the correct day this time!
Not as plush as the VIP buses in Malaysia, but it’s comfortable and we get food and drink.
Bangkok will be a big cultural shift from what we’ve had over the last few weeks.
After a very long bus ride, we dump our bags in our hotel and venture out.
We head to Khao San Road…’back packers’ Street.
It’s way calmer than I imagined.
Looks like any party street in Spain. Except selling spiders on a stick.. purely for tourists.
And places I won’t let Pete be lured in to…
Pete makes the big decision to get his wedding ring tattoo done here, and that calls for beer first.
I have such good fun watching Pete get it done.
Should be harder to lose this one!I make a new ‘friend’ in a very stoned bloke from Cornwall who is just hanging around.
He likes older women.
Day 33 – The Grand Palace
We head to the Grand Palace confident we have the right clothes – knees and shoulders covered.
We are then sold big baggy elephant pants as my calf’s are too alluring.
It’s beautiful but about 1000 degrees!
We join a free guided tour.
Plenty of information, but too hot to care!
Pete then finds us a good shopping mall – and we tuk-tuk there to enjoy air-con.
Except it’s a 70’s Mall selling collectable toys.. on all 6 floors.
Again Pete’s navigation rights are revoked.
Manage to get river boat back and find posh-spot for dinner.
What’s that about navigation skills Susan?!!
Early ish night as the day’s heat has beat us. ????
But not before a lovely meal overlooking the ‘singing bridge’.
