Stop #9 Bangkok

After a rough day of sickness in Phnom Penh for Billy (he's got the amoebas), we left for Bangkok by plane, only to realise I was sick 30 minutes before we were supposed to leave for the airport! At first we tried to delay our flight by calling the airline, but then I decided to take the meds and risk it. We left for the airport one full hour later than we intended. It was a very stressful drive and I was mad at our driver for not hussling a bit more -- I mean tuk tuks were going just as fast as our camry! Anyway, we made it to the check in counter 47 minutes before our international flight and they allowed us in! Phew!

In Bangkok I recovered from my illness and Billy did some exploring. We both went out and about on the second day - did some shopping and site seeing around the Royal Palace. We also experienced a monsoon rain -- the streets were almost immediately flooded and cars were just driving through 6 inches of water!

Here's Billy at the Royal Palace.

Here are the pictures from Bangkok (and Chiang Mai): http://picasaweb.google.com/kersti.miller/ThailandBangkokChiangMaiPai?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnFga_E857liAE&feat=directlink

On the whole, we were glad that we didn't stay long in Bangkok. It's a big city and we have enjoyed the smaller cities and villages much more. But it was still a big step up from Cambodia, so we weren't complaining.