The journey from the Cambodian border to Bangkok was a long one but it was relatively comfortable, once in the minibus at least.\u00a0 We stopped in Pattaya en route and, when I was informed by my fellow travelers that it was one of the sex capitals of Bangkok, I was pleased that I had decided to bypass it.\u00a0 They were harsh actually labelling all the men (and it was only men) who got out of the minibus as sex tourists.\u00a0 Two of the guys in the minibus were Israeli and one of them was a guy called Elisha whom I had met at the Garden Village guesthouse in Siem Reap.\u00a0 When we drove into Pattaya there was one redeeming factor for the place…..it had McDonalds!\u00a0 For some reason this was -really- exciting to me and I contemplating asking the driver if he could take a detour.\u00a0 It was okay though as I was reliably informed that there were also McDonalds restaurants in Bangkok.\u00a0 I know it sounds ridiculous but when I saw that glowing M my eyes lit up.\u00a0 I think that I may have been craving the salt and sugar after being ill but boy did I want to get my chops round a tasty filet of fish!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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When we approached Bangkok I was playing cards with the two Israeli guys and then suddenly looked up to see this most amazing illuminated city scape.\u00a0 I love cities at night but Bangkok is one of the most amazing and beautiful I have seen.\u00a0 It was truly amazing and a sight I will never forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Eventually we got to the centre and walked towards the Khao San Road area of the city.\u00a0 Khao San Road itself was insane.\u00a0 It was actually busier when we arrived than I have ever seen it since which was typical as people kept bouncing off of our bags.\u00a0 I’m actually talking literally here.\u00a0 Khao San Road has a bar about every centimetre and you see some very strange things and people there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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After dropping our bags off Elisha took me to a Jewish centre in the city which had free internet access amongst other things.\u00a0 Prior to going in I asked him if I could go in as a non-Jew.\u00a0 He seemed to think it would be fine.\u00a0 So we go in and he wanders off to talk to someone he knew.\u00a0 I went to the toilet and when I came out some Rabbi dude comes over to me and starts talking to me in Hebrew.\u00a0 In my slightly tired state I said, “Shalom, I’m with him” and kind of pointed in the vague direction of Elisha.\u00a0 Needless to say no other Rabbis troubles me that evening!<\/p>\n
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Whilst perhaps not completely comparable to the night city scape but almost as exciting to me at the time was the prospect of my McDonalds.\u00a0 I found one and boy, that filet of fish was about the best thing I had ever tasted.\u00a0 Ooooh they also do double filet of fish here which, as the more astute of you may have figured out, is like a normal filet of fish but with two fish filets.\u00a0 They also still do Super Size meals here and I had so forgotten how damn mahusive they are.<\/p>\n
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After all that excitement we headed back to the guesthouse and I slept like a baby.\u00a0 What is with that saying anyway?\u00a0 I mean, I didn’t wake up screaming my lungs out every few hours.\u00a0 Neither did I soil my nappy, suck a dummy or get transfixed by a Noddy mobile.\u00a0 Although actually the latter sounds like it could be fun!<\/p>\n
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