Back in Bangkok
We left Chiang Mai on the overnight Special Express
train, which leaves at 5 o'clock in the evening, and gets you back into
Bangkok at 6 o'clock in the morning. As usual, it was a pretty smooth
trip, with comfortable sleeping berths, and a good Thai meal in the restaurant
car, looking out onto the sparse forest through the open windows. Arriving
in the city so early was a bit of a problem, as we couldn't get into our
guest house room straight away, and we all felt dirty and smelly from
the overnight trip (felt? - after an overnight journey in Asia
you're definitely dirty, the dust and grime covers everything, from your
hands to your clothes and rucksacks). But eventually we got into our room,
had a shower and a nap - the girls were so excited last night, they didn't
go to sleep on the train until 10:30, and we had a struggle getting them
up at 5:30 in the morning!
We also made sure all the arrangements are in place for our week with the BBC next week. We'll be filming for the last programme in the Holiday series, around Bangkok (temples, temples), and out to the floating markets and Kanchanaburi (most famous for the original bridge over the River Kwai).
We also made sure all the arrangements are in place for our week with the BBC next week. We'll be filming for the last programme in the Holiday series, around Bangkok (temples, temples), and out to the floating markets and Kanchanaburi (most famous for the original bridge over the River Kwai).