BANGKOK - CHIANG MAI - HERE WE COME

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Today, we have a big day ahead of us.



In 15 min (10.00 am) leave for Krabi Airport and catch a flight to Bangkok, high tail it to the train station at Bangkok to pick up our pre-ordered train tickets to Chiang Mai.



If there's time, we'll spend a couple of hours in China Town or try & get a shower somewhere before the 14 hour train journey up north.



Will tune in later... if you have any ideas on how we can overcome the stinking toilets on the train then please let us know.... we're open to all ideas!!


Love from the Travellin' Willies xxx

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Photos

"Hua-lumpong" Train Station Bangkok
On this day, it was taxi, plane, shuttle bus, local bus, sky train, and then the 14 hour sleeper train! No wonder we finished the night off with a few night caps!

Comments

[anonymous]

Shower
Hi all You can have a shower at the central rail station Cheers Jerry

[Sharon Levack]

Big hello from Customer Service Team
So sorry it has taken me so long to say gidday. Hard to get a chance to put an email together. Rosemary is back and had a great time in England. Lynne is off today (Thursday) and won't be back until next Wednesday, her and Kev have gone to Coffs Harbour for Easter. Paul Roe has handed out his usual bag of easter eggs to everyone. I took a collection and we bought him a box of chocolates and some easter eggs. I left them on his desk for when he arrived this morning with a note from the Easter Bunny. He has been giving us all eggs for at least the past 10 years. He really appreciated the gesture! It is only 9.00 and everyone is eating chocolate!! Except me of course. This is Charmaines 4th week off work and when I went to see her last week you could see how much pain she was in. It got to the point last week that Lynne was telling her that she must just call the ambulance to take her to hospital. She has been to her doctor 9 times and has had a catscan. Her doctor said she has 3 slightly damaged discs and that she would need an MRI. So she has been waiting to get in for the MRI, even if she paid for it herself she was told she would not get in until May. Well, her cousin Maree went to see her last Saturday 31.3.07, and took her straight to hospital and demanded that she be admitted. She spent all that day and the next in casualty on morphine and then admitted to a ward. A neurosurgeon went to see her and asked where her MRI results were. He was told she still hadn't had one so he wanted to see her catscan. He couldn't believe it, he said she doesn't need an MRI she needs to be operated on TODAY. The catscan showed him clearly how bad she was. Her right leg has been numb for weeks and she lost all use of the leg. The doctor has said that she may never get back complete use of the leg. Have spoken to her in hospital and she sounds so much better because she is out of pain. Of course her back is sore because of the stitches, but she is out of that excruciating pain she has been in for weeks. She can even put her foot on the ground and limped about with a walking frame which is more than she could do before, but it is still numb. Charmaine is also going to be a grandmother, her son Lee's girlfriend is due in August. Bit of a shock but Charmaine said Lee is really happy. Stopped writing for about 10 minutes because we just drew the Easter Raffle.......................Paula Clark won 1st prize, Ken Follett won 2nd prize, and Viv won 3rd prize. Weather is beautiful here at the moment though the forecast for the Easter break is not good - rain till at least Sunday. Daylight saving is finished so it is getting quite dark by the time I get home which is horrible. Well thats about all the news I can think of. Sounds like you are all having a wonderful time - loved the photos!! Take care Sharon xxx