Bangkok doesn't politely and shyly come up to say hello - it kind of whacks you over the head and keeps yelling at you! It gets all of the senses working overtime- the sights, taste, sounds, definitely the smells from very strong dried fish to delicious aromas emanating from mini restaurants cooking food at the side of the road. It hustles, bustles, barters, hardly seems to sleep, it's brash, polite, fascinating, spiritual and chaotic! Went on a tour around the Grand Palace and bywaters - turns out it was just me on the tour so I had my very own dedicated guide called Nop and we hit it off big time. Got some great pics - my co -editor will hopefully provide a link once we've both worked out what we're doing! - but a taster attached. Off to the southern islands tomorrow. As I know the Brits are obsessed with the weather.... it's 33 degress c, very very humid and steamy!
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ReplyDeleteGlad you've landed safely Audra. Your description is awesome and it sounds brill and buzzy. I used to have a business colleague I dealt with who was called Boonpis Siriat....you really don't forget that magic of name do you? I'm wondering as you drifted along with pal Nop, you said 'Nopen a nuvver beer for me young man please'.....?
On the weather stuff you'll please note that we have it exceedingly humid here too...called low cloud; but ours is magic in that it gets you on the horizontal plane. It's a bracing 10 deg C too, so no problems for us like sweaty beeatches suffer, eh? (just joking XX). Br, DB XX
God I wish I was with you, looking at those lovely pics and reading your descriptions!! Take care hun, love ya lots k xx
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