Monday 15 June 2014
Up at 450am to do a Bay Walk (a 7km walking loop around what the kids call "the lake" between the Iron Cove Bridge and Haberfield) for my boyfreind and I before home to put the final things in the suitcase and head to Sydney Airport. Yep, that is what it takes, 2 full hours to drop off bags (thanks on-line checkin), pick up cash, post a letter, clear immigration, security and walk to the gate. We briefly lost Darcy them found her again (phew!) and on the plane, only to sit on the tarmac for 45 minutes waiting for about 8 passengers who didnt leave enought time! Up up and away for the 9.5 hour flight to Bangkok. Let the movie marathon begin. All 6 of us plugged in and zonked out watching everything between Peppa Pig and the Hunger Games. Finally in Bangkok where the temperature is a sweaty 31 degress and I suspect the strong breeze blowing away the pollution so the evening was clear. Our van took us to what we thought was our Airport-side hotel but was actually pretty much right in Bangkok. Bangkok - a massive sprawling jumble of spanking new high-rise bling, tired 70s midrise and then the poorer leftovers get the lowrise. Our not-close to the airpot hotel was lucxurious replete with 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
We noted a little family style restaurant next door to the hotel and so quickly ventured out to battle the language barrier. THe garlic chicken was crispy and sensational, the stirfry seafood was silky and perfectly tender and the duck was nutty warm and gamey. All prepared tableside by Mumma in her slippers. Well done mumma, excellent dnner for the bargain price of about $15 Aussie dollars.
3 hours behind, the kids were pretty buggared, but Matthew strung them out for an extra hour by taking them to the pool. Harper conked out in the freh white sheets like the princess that she is.
All in bed by 9pm Bangkok time.
Up at 450am to do a Bay Walk (a 7km walking loop around what the kids call "the lake" between the Iron Cove Bridge and Haberfield) for my boyfreind and I before home to put the final things in the suitcase and head to Sydney Airport. Yep, that is what it takes, 2 full hours to drop off bags (thanks on-line checkin), pick up cash, post a letter, clear immigration, security and walk to the gate. We briefly lost Darcy them found her again (phew!) and on the plane, only to sit on the tarmac for 45 minutes waiting for about 8 passengers who didnt leave enought time! Up up and away for the 9.5 hour flight to Bangkok. Let the movie marathon begin. All 6 of us plugged in and zonked out watching everything between Peppa Pig and the Hunger Games. Finally in Bangkok where the temperature is a sweaty 31 degress and I suspect the strong breeze blowing away the pollution so the evening was clear. Our van took us to what we thought was our Airport-side hotel but was actually pretty much right in Bangkok. Bangkok - a massive sprawling jumble of spanking new high-rise bling, tired 70s midrise and then the poorer leftovers get the lowrise. Our not-close to the airpot hotel was lucxurious replete with 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
We noted a little family style restaurant next door to the hotel and so quickly ventured out to battle the language barrier. THe garlic chicken was crispy and sensational, the stirfry seafood was silky and perfectly tender and the duck was nutty warm and gamey. All prepared tableside by Mumma in her slippers. Well done mumma, excellent dnner for the bargain price of about $15 Aussie dollars.
3 hours behind, the kids were pretty buggared, but Matthew strung them out for an extra hour by taking them to the pool. Harper conked out in the freh white sheets like the princess that she is.
All in bed by 9pm Bangkok time.
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