16 February 2007 - Bangkok rocks!!!

Hello all. Got to Bangkok 3 days ago and its easily been the best 3 days of my life. I spent the first night with Masako ( our i-i team leader ) and her lovely family. Been living on a diet of baby octopus, oreo cookies, coconut milk, satay and seaweed snacks..oh and lots of beer....well, gotta do something to combat the rehydration ) !.Had deep fryed snakes head too which was interesting! My guesthouse is beautiful...i-i sorted it for me and for about 10 quid a night ive got a huge double air con room, air con balcony where lizards, squirals and all kinds of birdies get pissed off with my late night mildly drunken singing. Swimming pool too...true backpacker stylee ) . Ive spend the last couple of days touring bangkok more or less alone which ive been loving..went to the grand palace, snake farm (they milk venom to make anti-venom ), many markets and on an amazing boat trip. Went to the 'crocodile farm' along the river too. Met this Sweedish chap, frederick and we got a boat there together. Monkeys in nappies and tiny cages...kinda upsetting. Ive done the duke of wellington and oniels pub where ive met some very interesting ex-pats and watched the arsenal match ( that ones for you Piers! ) I found this beautiful park yesterday with a lake and spent a couple of hours there. i looked into the water and there where thosands of these little fish getting eaten by some big koi. These Thai boys were looking at me,smirking...suddenly this huge lizard/water dragon thing stuck its head out of the water and stuck his tongue out at me and i screemed! well, you dont get that in the thames!ธthought the boys were gonna die laughing. Anyway, better go get some dinner. Something hot i recon as ive got a cold or something simular. We're travelling south 2mo..not sure how yet but will find out after my thai language lesson in the morning. Big big love to friends and family!! xxxxx ps- ill get some photos up soon.