November 21st. Day 1
My first day in the bustling city of Bangkok. After a hairy journey in a taxi from the airport last night, where at one point we were slowed to a stop by an upturned car (I was grateful for the stop, we had been travelling so fast), I thought I would take a quieter ride into town by the hotel limo. However the roads were so jam packed, it took us an hour to do about 10 ks. My driver was also my guide. With great pride he showed me The Grand Palace of the King and Queen of Thailand, and that is no exaggeration, it is magnificent.Visitors are allowed to walk through the grounds. We then went on to see The Reclining Buddha, which reclined the full length of a very large building, and finally, I bartered a guy to nearly half price, on a "Long Boat" trip. It was 6hours before I returned to the hotel, of which half was spent in traffic jams,but it was a most worthwhile and enjoyable experience.
Tomorrow I fly to Trang. I have met one of my fellow volunteers here at the hotel, so we will travel together. The fun will then begin.....
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