Sawadeeeeeeee (Hello)

Liddy
So, we've arrived. The journey wasn't absolute hell but we were all pretty frazzled by the time we arrived. Nice hotel but TINY room for the four giants that comprise the Pleasants family. We all squashed in and went for a meal before bed. We are in the heart of the backpacker district and every five metres is a loud bar with a long haired Thai man playing guitar and singing Bob Dylan, lots of bronzed blonde girls giggling and drinking whisky & coke from a bucket, and older men with wispy pony-tails and faded T shirts oggling the aforementioned girls.

We selected one of the quieter places but as soon as we ordered, the singer / guitarist had returned and started belting out the hits. Meg was next to the loud speaker, which turned out to be a god-send as she started having a tantrum and didn't finish until we'd finished the meal. Forty minutes of screaming is a long time, even for a toddler. Her egg 'wasn't comfy', she didn't want me to feed her, she did want me to feed her, she didn't want ketchup, she did want the ketchup.....normal toddler drill magnified 1000 fold because of exhaustion.

Today was much more sucessful.....we wandered through the local area, ate pad thai and cinnamon buns, swam at the hotel pool and generally had a lovely time not doing a great deal. Meg and Sam are a hit....Meg is already sustaining bruises from all the friendly pinches she is getting and Sam is quickly learning how to say hello in Thai and shake hands with complete strangers. They are both very excited by the pink taxis and the ubiquitous tuk tuks. Tomorrow we have promised a tuk tuk ride. Thus far the bikes are in storage.....will cross that bridge when we have a bit more energy!