Thailand - Bangkok day 2 - Pool and Margharitas

So far spent the day by the pool lounging about and swimming.

We plan to go to the Emperor's Palace soon and maybe a river boat ride.

All for now.

continued....

After a good 4 hours swimming, lounging about and getting burnt we got ready for the Temple of the Emerald Buddha only to find it shuts mid afternoon. Instead we got the BTS in the opposite direction we usually go and wondered around an American style park. As we hadn't eaten for 10 hours we retreated into a Mexican restaurant overlooking the busy street/road/BTS. Here we had a great meal and enjoyed the free margahitas. We then got one of the last BTS back at 11pm.

*** today from DG's view (snippet from his blog) ***

Up early in the Thai heat and off to the local supermarket to grab some breakkie; I don't know how the locals can survive this heat on the way to work.

Today was spent in and out of the pool, with coffee breaks on the sun loungers.  Smithy has been voted as the sun cream man and he has to keep rubbing suncream into Adam's back (although not very successfully as Adam has a burnt back).  In return Adam did help apply cream to Smith, however he has now developed a strange burnt pattern, resembling Adam's hand/fingers.

Smithy, who seems to be a viewed as the perfect male specimen in Asia, was continually wolfwhistled by the cleaners of a neighbouring overlooking hotel, as they made their way up each hotel floor.  He decided the best response to was to flex his muscles at them.

We decided to head out and find food as we had not eaten lunch. We headed out to unknown parts by way of Sky train, and found a mexican restaurant which looked airconditioned.  We had all stupidly decided to wear trousersand, coupled with a 10 hour starvation period, were almost about to pass out in the heat.  So we decided to scratch the 'local food only' rule and get a fajita.  Smithy tucked into his with delight, which soon turned horror when he realised he hadn't washed his hands (germs are proper nasty over here).  This was hilarious for Adam & I.

Adam then realised he had been drinking water which included local ice; he didn't seem impressed.

The waitress and the staff were very friendly (although Thai's don't make very convincing mexican waitresses), and we asked to have our photo taken with her. Photo to follow.

We were drinking beer at 60 baht (1GBP) a bottle and were provided with glass after glass of free margarita.