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Published: September 20th 2006
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Reclining Buddha...
In Thailand even their Gods take it easy! Hello to all friends and family
Following a fairly uneventful / typical few days of touring through Northern Thailand with our travel group (a nice mixture of people from around the globe), we woke to the news that we are currently travelling through a country that has just undergone a peaceful military coup. Bloody typical, they haven't had one for 15 years, then just as we're about to cross the border to Laos, the border closes. Apparently there is a fairly high likelihood we can pass through tomorrow (otherwise we'll have to turn back in-land and try alternative routes). So for tonght we are camping out in the border town (along with lots of other stranded tourists) and have decided to make the most of it and try the local beer (which is even cheaper than before).
But enough of miltary coups......on to more serious matter like what we have been up to for the last few days. We spent some time in Bangkok which was really interesting but equally slightly too western for us (not much of the real Thai experience). Although as our hotel was opposite a brothel it did give us one or two moments of
humour. WE did tour the sites (you can see the pictures) and then had the expereince of gettng the night train to Chiang Mai. We weren't really sure what to expect on the train and were pleasantly surprised. Bascially we were on a long carraige and each side of the carriage was changed into bunk beds with individual screens, like setting up your own one man tent on the waterloo line. In Chiang Mai we had a day of more temples so we have now reached saturation point with temples.
Anyway we better run as we need to find out more info on whether we can get across the border tomorrow. Will keep you updated.
Love
Ralph & Jo
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Barbara
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Camping on the Waterloo line
Looks a lot nicer than the Waterloo line....