3/13/02 Bangkok, Thailand (Phillip)
So we made it to our hostel in one piece, you're probably as amazed as I am. Indian Airlines was pretty funny, in all honesty not a terrible flight. There were probably 10 other backpackers on the flight and the airline had stuck us all together. The plane was unbelievably cramped, my backpack wouldn't fit through the gap between the seats so I had to force it! Incidently the big world news (according to The Times of India, which I read) was that Britney Spears has broken up with Justin Timberlake. Who'd have thought? Now's my chance....
As we landed in the plane I kept waiting for us to fly down through the clouds, only to eventually realize that it was smog! We caught an Airport bus and into Bangkok we went. Looking out of the window I kept trying to pickup street names (the few that were in English) so I could find it on the map. I gave up and eventually the bus stopped and a bunch of dazed looking tourists were pushed off. Reading all the horror stories of travelling inside Bangkok I was a bit cautious when I negotiated my Tuk-Tuk fare. The driver insisting on 80baht ($4) and my response as "I only have 40baht ($2) and that's all I'll pay", I won.....
The hostel is decent, we have our own ensuite room with aircon ($7/night for the room) which provides some nice privacy. I won't miss the toilet/showers of Singapore!
Anyway, Kelly is in the shower and will probably recap most of this far more eloquently that I can so I bid you farewell.
I just checked email and it sounds like Jessie is actually staying in the same hostel as us and so we'll see him in a matter of hours.
Posted by Admin at March 15, 2002 04:48 AM