We have arrived!

Sabrina here! Hello to everyone! I am writing from Beautiful Bangkok and wish you were all here with us.

David and I arrived in Bangkok last night, after a 15 hour flight from Toronto to Hong Kong, and a race to our connecting flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. The 15 hour flight was somewhat gruelling - I was anxious and nervous all at the same time which made it go by at a snail's pace! Needless to say, Cathay Pacific was an amazing airline and I would highly recommend it to anyone flying to Asia. The Service, Comfort and meals were by far the best I have had on an airline thus far - we even got bumped up to business class for our landing in Hong Kong, so we could rush off the plane and make our connecting flight - now THAT is service!


While David and I arrived at the airport just fine, our lonely backpacks did not! They were left in Hong Kong. We finally received them this evening and are pleased to say we now have clean clothes and mosquito nets!

Bangkok is a bustling city with taxis, tuk-tuks ( small carriages), tourists, thais,and a bargain to be obtained on every corner. It is colourful, live and blistering hot. I think the Toronto weather last week however, rivals this heat. If you are thinking of travelling to this neck of the woods and are famliar with a Toronto or London hot and humid summer, you will know exactly what to expect from Bangkok in terms of weather.

Our Hotel is right on Koah San Road - in the heart of the tourist area of Bangkok. It is a beautiful boutique hotel with air conditioning and American style bathrooms. The service is friendly and breakfast is included. This had me and David avoid the McDonald's breakfast, being served just below the hotel. Its location is convenient, but lends to some noise coming from the crowded street below. During our nap today,The Cranberries started blaring from a local establishment ( Daniela will appreciate this as the album they were playing is the one you and I listened to throughout our childhood. I thought of you!). While the music was nice, I was tired and well - the nap ended at that point!

Today, was our first full day in Bangkok. After our first sleep at the hotel, (or shall I say a first night when I attempted to sleep and didnt succeed all that well...) we went to the Grand Palace and saw the Emerald Buddah - WOW. It is an incredible sight to see and one I would highly recommend for anyone travelling to Bangkok. afterwards, David and I ventured to take the Skytrain to a Chatuchak market - a market only open on Saturdays and Sundays. The Sky train is like the TTC Subway but the tracks are raised well above ground. I am in love with this transit system - it is the equivalent of one dollar per ride each way, air conditioned, spacious and has televisions to distract you from your travels. The Market that we went to is called Chatuchak Market and it is the largest, hottest, and most interesting market I have ever been to. I could have brought NOTHING with me on this trip, headed to the market, and purchased anything I Would have needed and more (including a knock-off of my travelling backpack!) It was also filled with a number of aromas coming from the many different food vendors and many sounds from the dozens of people singing Karaoke for donations.

Amy arrives in Bangkok tomorrow morning and then we are off to the island of Koh PhaNang to meet Christy, Courtney and Jay (three friends from Western)for the monthly Full Moon Party. I am excited to see Amy - It has been two weeks since I have seen her and I am so excited for our travelling trio to be complete.