Bangkok Nov 22-24
Nov 22 We flew out of Sydney for our first stop, a couple of days in Bangkok. Just to break the journey. The flight was somewhat uncomfortable on an old 747, but it was a daylight flight so no problems. We were met as arranged by a private transfer. We were very thankful we had made this arrangement. Bangkok is famous for its traffic. A reputation well earned. We were very happy to be sitting comfortably in the car as our driver negotiated the afternoon peak to get us to our hotel. Nov 23 Our tour today took us across the city to the Grand Palace of the Royal Family of Thailand. There were only three of us on the tour, which proved to be very good. The Grand Palace is the most visited sight in Bangkok and today was evidence of that. Huge numbers of tour buses off-loaded Chinese and others, in their hoards. On the whole we were able to dodge around them, but it becomes irritating sharing the space with others who have no respect for the place they are visiting. They are loud and to