Sunday, December 19, 2010
Bangkok. Breakfast buffet in the hotel. Checked out of the hotel. Checked in with G-Wan, said I would stop by again in the afternoon. Richard took us by taxi to a long tail boat. We toured Chao Praya River for about 45 minutes then visited Wat Po, a temple with famous standing and reclining Buddhas. We split up for free time. The group lost Anna in the temple. Dave, Jan, Lee, and I walked to the Grand Palace with no intention to enter. Discovered it was closed anyway. A local talked to us, giving us unsolicited suggestions to local attractions. We got into a taxi but the driver didn't know how to get to our hotel even with the hotel's instruction card. The second taxi was successful. Dave, Jan, Lee, and I took the hotel's free tuk tuk to Khao San Road. Ate a meal, shopped, walked back to the hotel. At the hotel I visited one last time with G-Wan. He will mail the finished clothes back so that I don't have to carry them around. Rested in the lobby. We drive to the train station and board an overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Dinner on the train at our seats followed by drinks in the dining car with the group. To bed. Just before bed when returning from the restroom I am accidentally locked out of our sleeping car for about 20 minutes. Sleep. Woke around 2 to go to the bathroom again, slept well until morning.