A Few Miles From Home: Back to Bangkok!!!

Sunday December 28th 2008

Its back to Bangkok for a few days before Jane flys back to the UK. The 4-weeks have gone so fast and it still feels like I've only been away a week or so. For the couple nights in Bangkok we stay down Sukhumvit in a place called Citidines...not for your average backpacker. Its pretty smart to say the least. After trying to keep tabs on your spending accommodation wise it was so good to get a decent room for a few nights.The plan for these few days are pretty much for Jane to pick up the last few odds and ends before she ventures back. One thing that has sickened me so far on this trip is having to spend so much time in Internet cafes...and at times pay them over the odds. So as we are on the shopping trail I decide to pick up a NetBook. I'm thinking it will be money well spent...well that's what I tell myself!On Jane's final day we just have time for some breakfast before venturing off to the Airport. So that's it, I'm on my own from here on in...its kind of odd after been travelling with someone for 4-weeks but that was the plan initially so its time to get used to it.

Wednesday 31st December 2008

When I was last in Bangkok I met quite a few people who said you must pay a visit to Kanchanaburi to see the famous Bridge Over the River Kwai so I decide to do exactly that. Its about a 2hr journey west of Bangkok and we arrive there about 12.30pm. There isn't a whole lot to see other than the bridge & visit some of the memorial sights for those who died during of WWII. The bridge itself is quite impressive but its full of tourist when I arrive. Walking over the bridge is a interesting experience, you can only really walk within the rail way tracks. There is a plank of wood either side of each rail and other than that its a long drop down to the river below! So you can imagine crossing the bridge with people coming in either direction, its a bit of a tight squeeze and no one wants too venture to the edge of the track!