Kanchanaburi...it's still HOT!

We arrived in Kanchanaburi this morning. Got picked up from our guesthouse in Bangkok early and it only took 2 hours to get here (driver averaged 110 km/hr). Glad to make it after our driver just avoided a crash with a truck. We are staying on a raft at the VN Guesthouse on the River Kwai. It is so cute and has beautiful views. We walked to the Allied WWII cemetary and the JEATH Museum this afternoon. Tomorrow we are going to the Tiger Temple and the day after we are planning to take a day trip out to Hellfire Pass.

Bangkok...Damn it's hot!

Arrived in Bangkok 2 days ago and have been busy checking out the sites. Yesterday we got talked into taking a tuk tuk around town. We went to a massive standing Buddha and then to the Golden Mount, where our driver dumped us! Luckily we had a map and a compass to get back. We went to McDonalds for a Coke Float before checking out the shops on Khao San Rd, it was awesome! We stopped at a cafe and watched a pirated version of Borat, subtitles were just as funny as the movie.

Today we went to the Royal Palace and Emerald Buddha, it was amazing! Then we went to see the reclining Buddha which was massive (43 metres long). I paid 20 Baht to put coins in bowls for good luck. Then we took a boat over to the Temple of The Dawn for 3 Baht (10 cents) one way! It was so hot and humid and mum was trying to kill me off already so we went back for pizza.

Tomorrow morning we are off to Kanchanaburi...

Favourite Photos

Places

People

How many days to go...

11 DAYS TO GO!

Picked up tickets, passports and visas today

Cambodian Art

I finished uni on Monday so I have some time to add more to our blog before we leave...

Cambodian art is beautiful! Here's some of the amazing things we picked up on our last trip including the 8kg sandstone Buddha head! The Apsara and Buddhas are from an awesome shop in Siem Reap called Artisans d'Angkor http://www.artisansdangkor.com/