So we survived the overnight train from Bangkok, arrived here yesterday morn on "Thai time". We left Bangkok 6pm for our 13 night overnight journey which turned into 16-never really got an naswer on why we spent 3 hours in a station... "engineering problem". Think it was really in order to sell more breakfasts from 7-10! The journey in itself was an experience, but the canadian family on bunks above us kept us right and very helpful. So it was lbunks down at 8, lights out at 10, and "morning, tea?, coffe?, breakfast, beer?" at 6am!! We were told police were patrolling train and would try to keep u safe....didn't see 1 but they obviously did there fob-we arrived all intact and checked into our 1st hostel after a bit of negotiation-becoming pros at this now!
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