A Tuk Tuk in Bangkok

Thanks to our good friend and host Phil, and to a gracious Thai gentleman called Sak (our chauffeur arranged by Phil), our 2 days in Bangkok have been memorable indeed. We didnt meet Sak til the morning after our arrival, so arrived at our hotel in a Tuk Tuk looking rather windswept among the limos and chauffeurs.

We have eaten Thai food (very expensive at US$4 for 4 people!), enjoyed the unbelievable shopping, ridden the skytrain and underground, visited Kandhanaburi and one of the war memorial cemetries, and the Bridge over the River Kwae.

How humbling to know that everyone who lost their lives (115,000 people) building the Burma-Siam railway died without a shot being fired, from starvation, disease and mistreatment. Moving indeed and an inspiration to watch the film again and reflect on the history.

Our hotel has the world's highest outdoor grill bar and at 59 floors high it is a bit of a leg wobbler! We haven't spent much time there- a rapidly gulped glass of (expensive) vino!
We also had a taster of Bangkok's famous night life and we will tell you more when we see you.
Back to HK tomorrow and more time with Gaynor.
More to follow.................................