For Argyll

Got to Kao San Road yesterday evening, after a rather pleasant bus journey (compared to the last one anyway!) ,everyone was shocked to hear I had spent 2 and a half days in Bangkok and hadn’t been here, I can see why! It’s stalls the whole way down, selling pretty much everything imaginable, it’s so hard to not buy anything! I’m planning on buying a bigger bag when I come back here for my flight home! There’s also some pretty incredible sights, not to mention the ladyboys!

Once here we checked in to a hostel then headed out for some food with a South African girl (Kate) we’d met on the way. Here we go again……..Kate asked where abouts in Scotland I was from and did I know anyone from East Kilbride, I said I knew a few but she didn’t know the names I mentioned, then she told me about 2 girls she’d spent quite a lot of time with in Australia……..one of them was Kirsty, a girl I was in college with!! It’s crazy!!

After dinner we went for a couple of drinks and ended up bumping in to some people who had stayed at the same place as us in Koh Samet so joined them for another couple…. It was a really good, but late, night!

We were up early today as Charlotte and I wanted to go to the Grand Palace, once there we were directed to reception where they very kindly lent us some clothes to cover our shoulders and knees.

Despite the image-wrecking attire, it was a really good day, Charlotte was a great person to go with as she’s a fountain of knowlegde! The palace is based around the emerald buddha which is quite small but sits upon a shrine that would make Elton John feel bland. Unfortunately, no cameras allowed in that bit so I can’t show you what I’m talking about!

After the palace, we bought some noodles from a street vendor and planned to take a ferry trip on the river but it was getting too complicated (people trying to make us take trips on long tailed boats/the fact that the ferry only actually goes across the river and not up and down it) so instead we wandered back to Kao San Road where I picked up a few (essential) bargains then got ready to go out again.

It’s now nearly midnight here and we’re getting up early again tomorrow to catch the bus to Kochanaburi, so I should really sign off now!

Unfortunately this pc doesn’t seem to want to upload my photos so they’ll just have to wait til next time!…

Emma x