Jenny’s additional thoughts on "Bangkok to Phuket"

Chatuchak market- The best market of life. I am counting down the days until I get to go back! I wish we had more time to wander there but we had a train to catch. I could literally spend two weeks straight wandering around that market and never get bored. Maybe the only that would stop me would be hurt feet but it’d be nothing a Thai foot massage couldn’t fix.

I learned a few things about that market. One: if you find something you like and it’s a decent price, buy it because you will never find that stall again. Two: Go with lots of time and a small group. Actually I’d prefer to go by myself so I could get lost in my own world of too many things to look at. Three: Remember that $100 in Thailand really means $3 USD and that’s a dirt-cheap price for a cute shirt or dress. Four: That’s the best market in the whole world.

Train/Bus- At first I was afraid of the train. It was dirty and looked old. I felt like I was in a horror movie. But that soon changed after Andrew and I got lost in a humorous conversation with the locals about language, while enjoying Singha beers. Then the bed sold me on the train. It was the best bed in Thailand so far which is funny because it was on a tiny bed in a second-class train but it was the softest and I slept very well, minus waking up to the train stopping and crazy noises.  

Then the bus ride was so beautiful I stared out the window the entire time. If the train had windows like the bus I probably wouldn’t have slept. Oh how I wish pictures were easily captured through moving vehicle windows.

I don’t even want to get started on the two hours of being lost in a van when it should have taken 10 minutes and not eating breakfast or lunch! Mai Bpen Rai!

Phuket Area- Very beautiful. This is the Thailand I pictured. In a way it’s nice to be here in the rainy season because there are fewer tourists, better prices and we have to get used to the rain anyway.  Our hotel is very nice. It’s time to go jump in the pool! Nothing better than swimming during a warm rain after drinking a Chang Beer!