Every trip has its off day

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Today was an..."ugh" day for me. I woke up to find ants in my clothing: I stupidly left a bag with crumbs in it inside the bag I was using to carry my change of clothing in Kanchanaburi. I had to shake off ants from my things. Fortunately, it wasn't a lot of ants and they were tiny, so it didn't bother me too much (I know my sister, if you're reading this, would have had a heart attack if it happened to you) but it was annoying.

I then got a bus from Kanchanaburi to Erawan National Park, home of the beautiful Erawan Falls. The waterfall is 7 tiers and takes about an hour to reach tier 7. The waterfalls aren't particularly high but they are wonderful and the water is great to swim in. After 5 days in Thailand, finally being able to get into water was refreshing! However, when I got back out, I had a long wait to get back: I thought the next bus back to town was coming at 1, but it turned out to be 2 so I had to wait slightly over an hour to get back. After clearing up my affairs in Kanchanaburi, I went to get a bus to Bangkok. I wanted a first class bus, but the people at the bus terminal gave me all sorts of wrong information, and I ended up waiting for a bus that never came. After wasting an unnecessary hour in the terminal, I ended up taking a 2nd class bus I could have taken an hour ago had the terminal had better information about when which busses arrive. I ended up spending over 4 hours on busses today.

I just got back into Bangkok and did a bit of shopping, and after this plan to order some delivery pizza (hey, after 2.5 weeks in the East you get a little homesick). Today was a bit of an off-day, although the waterfalls I came to see were great. The trouble with busses and the long hot bus rides I finally got shook me a little, but tomorrow I head for a new destination, one where I can relax a bit more than I have here in Bangkok. This sightseeing trip (and the one I did to Europe last year) are very fast paced and hectic; I hope to slow things down a bit when I get to the beach tomorrow. Ciao for now!

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Photos

Erawan Falls
The water is crystal clear and the temperature perfect for swimming, although there are little fish sharing the water with you.

Erawan Falls, Nature's Own Slide
I didn't do this as it was at a lower tier and I was still dressed for hiking up further, but some people stopped here to slide down into the just deep enough water. Looked pretty fun.

Erawan National Park
As I have previously mentioned, the king's image is absolutely everywhere in Thailand.