Bangkok

With only one full day in Bangkok i was not going to see much of it, so i decided to go on half day tour taking in three of the typical temples.

You often encounter a range of different guides,

some are enthusiastic
some know a lot
some shout at their driver
some know everyone at all the sights
some are political
some are mad
some try a few scams
but rarely all of the above.

Until Sonni

mother of three boys aged between 20 and 30
husband of someone high up in "Bangkok Fbi"
flooded effected for about six weeks, but luckily lives on 1st floor
talks quickly
talks constantly
walks quickly
walks constantly
has some interesting views on thai monarchy which she probably does not shout about
keen to provide some additional offerings to the tour, a "quick stop off drink" happened to be in a gem saleshop (commission opportunity), knows a good restaurant after tour is finished (commission opportunity), knows a legit massage place best in town (commission opportunity)  and i wont mention her last offering

So an interesting tour if a bit rushed. We took in an additional palace, thrown in free because driver was half hour late, but that did mean we got stuck in traffic for quite some time. The temples were very impressive and certainly Sonni knew and shared a lot of the history and stories.

I leave tomorrow for trip to Chang Mai and Chang Rai. Since booking trailfinders have taken this tour off their website so i cant remember whats actually involved but i am sure guide will.