Time to Travel
2023年9月28日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Time for our first holiday overseas since we were dropped at Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok back in 2020 when ordered to return home due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Bangkok is the start ofもっと詳しく
Sydney International Airport
2023年9月28日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We are so looking forward to this holiday we have been so busy with selling Camperdown Castle and purchasing Barden Chateau along with our busy life that we are ready for some time away. I have packedもっと詳しく
Lounge Hopping
2023年9月28日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Hmmm good start. Flight delayed, not sure how long, flight was 9.50 am. So lounge hopping it is. Breakfast at Perroni and drinks at Plaza Premium Lounge.
On Board
2023年9月28日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
So far, over an hour and half late. Good on you, Flying Kangaroo.
Finally
2023年9月28日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Nearly 2 hours late and finally in the air.
2 movies and some reading with some not very good meals and about to land.
So Bangkok
2023年9月28日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
All checked in, apparently upgraded, I thought it was the same room with a view of the garden. This room has a view of the city. Maybe the high floor is the upgrade. At the restaurant now for dinner,もっと詳しく
Breakfast
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Thought my weird diet requirements were going to be difficult. I was wrong. The Maitre de is English and understood perfectly. So eggs cooked my way with a coffee. It was like I cooked my eggs andもっと詳しく
Around the Hotel
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
A quick walk around the Hotel before we become Tourists.
Museum Siam
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Tourist is our name today so we took a cab to Museum Siam. Definitely worth the visit. Old people like us even get in for free, the Museum is very interactive and very informative.
Kau Cim (Fortune Stick Reading)
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
At the Museum we took a fortune stick reading. John number 1 and his was a good reading. Mine 14 and I was not impressed so took another one. and it was number 23 and way happier with the result.
Kauもっと詳しく
Vivi the Coffee Place
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Guess what, time for coffee on the river front. The coffee in Thailand is better than Oz. Cake a little iffy but edible.
Chocolate
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
The hotel has a chocolate cafe. I'm not sure we will test the chocolate, but I took photos of some examples of very cool looking chocolates.
Took at Tuk Tuk
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
After coffee, it was time to head back to the hotel, so we decided to take a Tuk Tuk. The driver was great, even stopping in China Town to buy coffee beans for his wife.
Poolside
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Time for a dip in the Pool. It was freezing so I only stayed in for a few minutes. John on the other hand did some rehabilitation exercises for his knee to ensure it can stand up to all the activitiesもっと詳しく
Lunch by the Pool
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Lunch and cocktails by the pool. Can you get anymore of I am on holidays feeling and photos. Lunch was yummo. I had green curry, John a burger.
Walk to Night Markets
2023年9月29日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
A walk to Night Markets is a must when visiting Thailand. Markets were basic and not as large as we thought. The stalls were mainly handbags, t shirts, glasses, and thai clothing. John did purchaseもっと詳しく
Leaving Bangkok
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This morning we leave Bangkok and drive to River Kwai. A few more days of not doing much. The drive is about 4 hours with an occasional stop for sightseeing. Our guide Lid is lovely, very talkative,もっと詳しく
Short Break
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Short Break apparently the best coffee in Thailand. We did not try this time.
Kanchanaburi on The River Kwai
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Kanchanaburi is a town in west Thailand. It’s known for the Death Railway, built during WWII. The line crosses over the River Khwae Yai via the Death Railway Bridge. Nearby, thousands of Alliedもっと詳しく
Taking a Reua Hang Yao on the River
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
The river has a number of temples, floating houses, hotels, fish farms and even a few very expensive homes.
Kanchanaburi Bridge
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
The iconic bridge over the River Kwai is made from a semicircular steel structure located at Tha Makham Subdistrict Mueang Kanchanaburi. Currently used as a thoroughfare for the Thon Buri - Nam Tokもっと詳しく
Cannabis in Thailand
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
In June 2022, Thailand decriminalised cannabis. Thai authorities believe that the removal of cannabis from Thailand’s banned narcotics list will mean a boost for local agriculture. It’s alsoもっと詳しく
旅行者This would be dangerous for the annual SCECGs Thailand trip 😂 would you have approved that tourism venture Dad?
旅行者I heard that the SCECGS was running out of money so they started making the Thailand trip a monthly thing and encouraging kids to take empty bags and with them to fill with “souvenirs” to bring back and sell to other people on the north shore. Now I know what the souvenirs were. Ha ha.
Krasae Cave
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Krasae Cave is a famous and well-known viewpoint and is considered the most beautiful and most dangerous point of the Bangkok Railway Namtok.
Namtok - The Death Railway
2023年9月30日, タイ ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Namtok, also known as "The Death Railway". If you look down through the railway, you will see the Kwai Noi River flowing below,
旅行者Bon Voyage!