THAILAND - Bangkok (5)

3-12-05 - Today was our last day of the trip we headed down to Bangkok along the Chao Phraya River on a longtail boat, which took around an hour. Once back in Bangkok is was a shock because everwhere we had been on our trip had been so peaceful and quiet and Bangkok is very manic! We got back to the hotel we were staying for the nite which was the Vengthai hotel,and in the evening headed out for dinner with our group on the trip. We went to a lovely restaurant in Bangkok and then all headed down to the Koh San Road to get pissed! Dont remember too much off the nite but remember it was good!It was sad having to leave the friends we'd made on the trip as we all got on so well. Tommmorrow Weeny and I will be on our own to go and explore Thailand and decide where abouts we want to head to next.
4-12-05 - Today we checked out of the hotel and went looking for some cheaper accommodation to stay the night. We ended up finding a hotel alot cheaper but not as nice. We have decided we want to got to Chang Mai next in the north of Thailand, so booked an overnight train for tomorrow night which takes around 13 hours!
5-12-05 - Checked out of our hotel today and have to wait till six to get the overnight train to Chang Mai. Didnt do too much looked round the shops and markets and took it easy. We were told to leave around 5.30 to get the train for six. But thought just in case the journey takes a little longer we left at around 4.45 and we thought we'd have plenty of time. But the traffic was so bad because of something to do with it being the Kings birthday and we only just made it onto the train, it was so stressful! The overnight train was not half as bad as i imagined we had the tops bunks which were quite small but it was quite comfortable. It was suppose to take 13 hours but ended up taking 15 1/2 hours because the train tracks were apparently slippery as he had been raining.
5-12-05 Today we arrived in Chang Mai. We got picked up from the station free of charge by the quest house we were staying at. The Guest House was called Eagles 2 and it was recommened in the rough guide we had. But it was horrible , dirty, mingin and i hated it. We only paid 240 baht (like 3 pound)! so i suppose what do you expect for that little money. We didnt even get a good nites sleep because the music from the local bars was so loud!!