Day 4 - Bangkok
It was a lizard. Proven by seeing a huge 40cm long specimen leisurely running along in the grubby canal waters. I felt slightly relieved that its 10cm diameter body would not fit through the holes in the drain covers, but to quote a companion, "if that appeared in my hotel room I'd be calling the manager".
Today was spent visiting palaces and throne halls. The pieces in the throne hall exhibition were astoundingly beautiful and valuable - mostly gold, silver and diamond. It was apparently necessary to wear a skirt (females) and long trousers (males). I did feel somewhat conspicuous in my 90s tye-dye sarong, but watching the men parade around in plain purple and pink sarongs was very amusing. Although theirs didn't suddenly drop off.
Walking today was characterised by lungfuls of fuel-laden air, people attaching pigeon food to our rucksacks (then emptying the bags and expecting you to pay for the delight of having pigeons swarming around you) and in the late evening, wading in the streams caused by the monsoon.
For dinner I managed to pull my feet out of the water and nab a table on slightly raised concrete/ This made me particularly smug until I realised that twenty or so cockroaches had had the same idea. Trying to ignore the sudden all over itching that had been occurring repeatedly since the breakfast I provided to up to seven insects earlier in the day, I managed to eat through a great Red Curry and Rad Kha (noodles in sticky gravy). The latter had an extremely high heat capacity- a warning.
It was a lizard. Proven by seeing a huge 40cm long specimen leisurely running along in the grubby canal waters. I felt slightly relieved that its 10cm diameter body would not fit through the holes in the drain covers, but to quote a companion, "if that appeared in my hotel room I'd be calling the manager".
Today was spent visiting palaces and throne halls. The pieces in the throne hall exhibition were astoundingly beautiful and valuable - mostly gold, silver and diamond. It was apparently necessary to wear a skirt (females) and long trousers (males). I did feel somewhat conspicuous in my 90s tye-dye sarong, but watching the men parade around in plain purple and pink sarongs was very amusing. Although theirs didn't suddenly drop off.
Walking today was characterised by lungfuls of fuel-laden air, people attaching pigeon food to our rucksacks (then emptying the bags and expecting you to pay for the delight of having pigeons swarming around you) and in the late evening, wading in the streams caused by the monsoon.
For dinner I managed to pull my feet out of the water and nab a table on slightly raised concrete/ This made me particularly smug until I realised that twenty or so cockroaches had had the same idea. Trying to ignore the sudden all over itching that had been occurring repeatedly since the breakfast I provided to up to seven insects earlier in the day, I managed to eat through a great Red Curry and Rad Kha (noodles in sticky gravy). The latter had an extremely high heat capacity- a warning.
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