Day 207, Bangkok, Thailand

Scary statue in restaurant!

So much for a good night sleep on the train. Unfortunately we had a very upset 15 month old baby next to our cabin, so lots of crying. Can't be helped, just didn't make for a restful night. 

We rolled into Bangkok at 6.45 and had breakfast at a very un-Thai cafe; beautiful croissants and lattes, what more could you ask for?

The day was free for us to do with what we wanted, so 'the Americans', Denise and I took the skytrain to the weekend markets, a huge open air market. We got there early en, before it got busy and split up straight away as too hard to shop together. Denise and I had seen enough after a couple of hours; as the Thai say: 'Same, same, but different'. Same stuff to buy, just different location and prices, and we were pleased to leave when we did as when we walked back to the skytrain huge swarms of people were arriving.

Next Khao San rd for a massage, Denise had not tried a Thai massage yet, and I twisted my own arm and had an oil massage (again!).

Lunch and a beer afterwards and then walk back to the hotel for a swim.

Peter's flaming chicken!

Dinner out with everyone tonight for leaving dinner, always sad to farewell fellow travellers and the guide, although I'm catching up with Nina tomorrow night and we're going to a show together.