Me Love You Long Time.

An amendum to the last entry... It turns out that the bar we were at was only two doors down from our guest house. We went out last night and got the full story from the girls. Apparently we started heading in the wrong direction, so they thought our guest house must have been elsewhere, so hence the getting on a bike thing. We made the poor guy go in one big circle! The place we stayed in, well it was the same place we had been drinking in! Did they laugh at the stupid farang. No, seriously when we turned back up there last night we got a great greeting. The girls came and welcomed us with open arms, hugged us, and were glad to see us back. A change from the usual sweaty fat red faced western old guy that usually waddles up to the place.

Another good night was had, if somewhat sad in parts. "Iss" (my phonetic spelling) one of the girls who worked that bar had been talking to Sam the night before, telling her about her English boyfriend she had not seen for 7 years. Last night I spent a lot of time talking to her, and heard a story that truly pulled at the heart-strings. One of many sad tales the girls who work in teh bars of Pattaya have to tell. It makes you ashamed to be Western.

Anyway Iss told us that the room we stayed in when they put us up, was for "customers". If you know what I mean?! So we can tick off the list, that we have spent our first night sleeping in a brothel. So to speak.

We headed out of Pattaya today, got a bus back to Bangkok. Then we grabbed a train (only 15 bhat each), up to Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital. The train was good, out windows so you could lean out and take in the Thai countryside. People wandering up and down the carriages selling food and drink. Ayutthaya is a lot quiter than either Pattaya or Bangkok. You can actually cross a road here without taking your life in your hands. This is where we get templed out, as the phrase goes. Dozens of temples, buddas, prangs (phallic shaped structures), etc... I think we are going to spend a few days here before we head to Lopburi, the monkey city. We got a tuk-tuk from teh station to a guest house, I can't remember the name, was formally known as PS Guest House, I know that much. At 300 bhat a night it is a bit rich for our blood, so onec we get our bearings tomorrow, we will go find somewhere cheaper. It's a lovely place, and not far from some of the best temples, so we will make use of it while we can.

Well an early-ish night ahead, lots to do in the morning. Sam just sat outside chatting with an Aussie GP that is staying here too. He's done the temple thing today and is heading off tomorrow. I will get lots of pictures to bore people stupid with when we do the rounds of them all. There is one particular classic image I want to capture, of a Budda's head encased in the branches of a tree. Just like in the movies.

Off now, will get the missing Koh Maak days typed up in the next day or so.