Thailand

Day 14


Bangkok Royal Palace and watarun


Today I have something other than claires shopping spree to report! After a short taxi ride we headed to the river catch a river boat (it cost 3p each!) to watarun.  Watarun basically  is a achient temple.  Like everywhere in thailand, thankfully, health and safety is not a priority. The steps leading up and down the temple were extremely steep, like a concrete ladder.  If you trip on these steps it is a one way ticket to hospital.

very steep stairs

After about a hour at te temple, we headed back over the river to the royal palace. After walking all round the outside of the palace in 40c heat we  eventually made it through the front gate.  At this point I was stopped by he fashion police and told my 3/4 lenght pants were too short and I had to go and join a massive queue to put on some comedy baggy trousers.

We looked around the palace for about 2 hours, were the searing heat was taking its toll so we headed back to the puthuwan princess (our hotel).

In the evening we all headed to patpong.  This area of bangkok has several streets that are dedicated to the following, dancing girls, dancing boys and the occasion market.  If you have never been there before then it is a real eye opener.  I must have been offered to watch a ping pong show about 50 times, i am guessing it was not a table tennis competition haha. After 3 or 4 drinks we headed back to the hotel about 130am, very tired and a little drunk. Sorry fletcher no photos!