We made our way from Vientiane in Laos to Bangkok in Thailand on an overnight train. Because of our lack of organisation (we only booked the tickets the day before), there were only tickets left for a first-class cabin, which was a bit more expensive and also meant we couldn't experience the sleeper beds in the main carriages. After a surprisingly good night's sleep, we were woken up by the cabin attendant at 5 am, and got to watch the sun rise over Bangkok as our bus pulled into the station. After a short taxi-metre ride to our hostel, we dropped off our bags and headed to JJ's weekend market (the biggest market I have ever seen), where we spent 3 or 4 hours looking around (and trying to find our way out!). That evening we went for a walk along the Khao San road on a hunt for an Irish bar to watch the All-Ireland hurling semi-final, but we eventually ended up miles away in Khlong Toei (where we did find an Irish bar that showed the match, and where we also met lots of very friendly young ladies as we walked along the street, particularly near Nana Plaza). The next morning we headed for a walk up to Wat Pho (the traditional home of Thai massage) to see the 15-metre tall, 46-metre long reclining Buddha statue, and also took a walk around the surrounding area to look at the impressive Grand Palace and Ministry of Defence building. After 3 days in Bangkok, we headed off to the Thai island of Koh Samui...
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| The train station outside Vientiane in Laos |
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| Aisling 'relaxing' on the overnight train |
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| Much happier now |
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| JJ's market |
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| Self explanatory really! |
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| Lines of tuk-tuks outside Wat Pho |
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| Reclining Buddha |
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| Buildings at Wat Pho |
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| Spot the floating head |
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| Khao San road |
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