Went to meet Kerrie and decided to go on a canal trip. Because it was Kerrie we had to go to the quay by tuktuk! Hairy! The driver took us down sois so narrow I could have stolen people's breakfast from restaurants as we were passing. In fact I'm not entirely sure that we didn't actually drive through a restaurant at one point! We got to the pier in one piece, more by luck than judgement, and Kerrie did her usual hard bargaining, and then off we went down the canals. Some really nice houses, and some absolute shacks, and a fish farm. My first longtail!
From there K went to the Grand Palace and I wwent to see the giant reclining Buddha at Wat Pho. Really annoyed that my camera battery packed up before I got there, cos it's beautiful.
Caught up with Kerrie again and we went to look for the amulet market, but just found a tiny and v dodgy alleyway smelling of catpiss!
We grabbed lunch in the AuThang, where we'd eaten on our first night, and then split up as I had another appointment at the tailors before the Ladyboy show.
Had a quick swim in the rooftop pool (flash!) and then rushed downstairs to wait for my 4 o'clock pick up. And waited. Guy from the tailor's called about 4 30 to say the driver was stuck in traffic A few phone calls and an hour and a half later he eventually showed up.
When I tried the suit on it was enormous , despite all the measuring yesterday, but they did some pretty vicious pinning and I think it'll be just fine.
Idiot driving boy got lost again on the way to MBK (which is one of the biggest shopping malls in Bangkok and about a mile from the tailors.. kuh!) so I had about 20 minutes to grab something to eat and find K. Settled for a Santa Burger, v amused by the chap in there with white hair and an extravagant beard. Perhaps he's on the payroll!
After a couple of abortive attempts to catch up with K we dicided to meet at the show. when the taxi tout tried to charge me 250 Baht and walked away when I said I wanted a meter cab it dawned on me to check the map and realised it was a 5 minute walk!
Found K and went into the Asia hotel. fact that there was an Elvis impersonator in the bar set off a few warning bells.
What to say about the Ladyboys? Some of them were more convincing than others... notably the ones with moustaches! It was pretty toe-curling in places, K spent most of the evening muttering alternately that she wanted to leave and that she was going to kill her brother (who was the one who'd told her to go!).
Eventually we escaped and hopped in a tuktuk - K's favoured mode of transport. One last joint trawl down the Ko San Road then back to the Viengtai to help her pack before I ambled back to Buddy's.
Felt a bit odd being finally on my own. A little bit daunting but really exiting too!
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