With some delay, though, since fog in Dubai made us late in landing... and in taking off for the second leg of our trip. And since we arrived to the guesthouse one hour and a half later than what we indicated, they didn't keep our room.
So, there we were, 9:30PM in a foreign city, with too few hours' sleep, jetlagged, our backpacks heavy on our back,and nowhere to sleep.
I could try to give you tales of warm welcom from local habitants, or make a grim account of a night on the streets -but the truth is that we went straight to the nearest hotel, which we had just passed by, and we booked a (confortable) room at an outrageous price (for Thailand).
What shall I say about these first glimpses of Thailand?
It is true that the people are welcoming, polite, and helpful.
It is hot. Not warm, hot. And humid. We go from air conditionned places to hot, moist air, and we expect Solene at any time to get a combo cold, dehydratation, insolation, and sunburns. I will just get the dehydratation.
The "rapid" train is slow (when it is slow enough, people get down without waiting for it to stop completely).
Taxis are in loud colors, prefereably bright pink, orange, neon green, or just yellow and green.
Palaces rub elbows with shacks.
So, we still haven't slept enough, but we are having a good time. Solene is preparing our tale of our day in Ayutthaya.
Comment était votre chambre de luxe? En quelle langue vous exprimez-vous? L'hôtel réservé était gonflé de ne pas avoir gardé vos chambres plus longtemps ( il est vrai que c'était le soir...) Cet hôtel vous a-t-il aidées à trouver l'autre hôtel?
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