So finally on our travels after the first hiccup of the trip...a 13hr delay in Heathrow which kind of killed the excitment! Arrived at the hotel at 5am on tuesday so stayed by the pool for the day recovering and also sampled some thai cuisine, including pickled fruit which tasted suprisingly nice. Decided to go exploring today as it is our only full day in Bangkok, so got the sky train to the centre and then a river boat to the Grand Palace. When we got there, discovered it didnt open until 1, and being the people we are got there early without checking the opening times. Someone suggested going to the Golden Mountain as it has amazing views of the city, so got in our very first tuk tuk... which was an experience! Took about
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