Arriving in Bangkok

I’m sitting by a pond of huge carp in the gentle afternoon sun, partially hidden by luscious palm trees. Today has been so much easier than anticipated. I arrived at the shiny new airport (they both use the same BKK code). So that turned out to be a useful surprise since I’d been preparing myself to go from the old airport, to the new one in order to pick up my tickets for I need tomorrow (before the ticket office opens) but all was well. I even left my larger bag in left luggage.

Getting the bus into Bangkok was easy and enjoyable, watching the colourful city pass me by. The ticket lady onboard has a clever bamboo cane like gadget which she would flick open in different ways according to the notes she wanted. So many quirky things here. I got to use the sky train also, which is lots of fun on a bright sunny day.

My guesthouse took a bit more finding, but its lovely with a nice garden and lots of ornate wooden furniture. I’m sleeping in a dorm with five others, so hopefully I get to sleep, but it’s only for one night. I have all the ear plugs I could wish for and it seems a pretty good place.

Tomorrow I shall get the bus back to the airport and board my flight to Hanoi. For now though, I’m off to find some dinner…