we're here!!!

leaving home...

We left home yesterday at 6pm...hard to believe we've managed to make it half way across the world since then....and in one piece! We had two connecting flights to catch, route was dublin - london, london- new dehli, then new dehli- bangkok.

holy crap the boarding passes..how are we goinbg to get there?!!!

Thought we'd be casual out, loads of time between flights..but we ended up running off one plane and onto another each time, suppose it wasn't ryanair we were flying with after all!

couldn't believe our eyes when we saw they had Robot..if you haven't seen this yet watch it! we spent new years eve watching this last year... hilarious viewing

The journey was grand, got a bit long towards the end but we had little video screens in front of each chair with films on so that made the time pass nicely. Have to say the dinner of the flight from london to new dehli was epic, one of the nicest Indians I've ever tasted, and to think it was airline food is mad! And my question of the free drink was confirmed...ridiculously strong whiskey all the way!!!!

We arrived in Bangkok airport, really beautiful. Seriously long que at emigration but we eventually got out then found a taxi driver. He had no idea where we were staying. Took off anyway, flying down the motorway ringing all his taxi friends to try suss it out. No luck so he's getting me to google it on his phone..text is in Thai so I don't have a hope, takes back the phone anyway and calls another guy, after a few minutes he erupts in laughter, can barely speak, then he explains to us were looking for Tshanghai, not Shanghai (both which sound identical!) ..we politely laugh along..he's still in stitches.

Eventually, we turn the corner into Chinatown. There are no words. The New Year has just been celebrated and as a result the streets were decorated amazingly. We were literally in the back of the cab in awe.

we passed this guy, his dog was wrapped in fairy lights and wearing a top hat...

Stopped outside the hotel to be met by a gang of taxi men laughing hysterically (obviously the guys our driver had been speaking to!) Three couriers then run out of the hotel to carry our bags and check us in..all I'm thinking is how we are so unworthy of this treatment.

trying to phone home, we made it here alive!!

So hotel is crazy beautiful. We get in, have a shower (which was definitely the most amazing wash of all time, felt so rotten after the journey,) and then get out on the street and get our first taste of Thailand. Wandering around with our mouths wide open and pointing at everything...snap happy too as you can see!

To end the evening we got a tuk tuk to take us around all Chinatown, as we were whizzing through the streets experiencing the sights, sounds and smells, I couldn't help but think how lucky we are to be doing this.


Leaving home yesterday was the hardest day both of us have experienced. I actually feel a bit teary even thinking about it now, but it's starting to feel like it's all going to be worth it...