Bangkok--->Singapore

Hi everyone,

Our one day in Bangkok ended up being a bit of a dud. We traveled all the way across town on the Skytrain so that we could go to a rooftop bar for a drink at sunset--sounds lovely, right? Except our guidebook forgot to mention there is a strict dress code. So strict, in fact, that nobody in our elevator (7 people) were admitted. Then we had a cheap meal elsewhere, and went back to our hotel.

We got up this morning and left for the airport at 5:45am. We drove about ten minutes, and then our cab hit a motorcycle as we entered an intersection--nearly head on. We stopped after we hit them, and then the car behind us smashed into the back of us. Behind them was a bus--and things could have been a bit more serious if they had rear-ended us instead. We were relieved not to be hurt, and also relieved that they could still remove our bags from the smashed-up trunk. The guys on the motorcycle weren't so lucky--they were hurt, but limped away, leaving bits of motorcycle behind them. I think they were drunk--the accident was definitely their fault. I felt terrible for our cab driver, but the police seemed decent, and they found us a new cab within a couple of minutes.

Then, as we were on our way again, we thought we'd forgotten our new camera at the hotel. We almost turned around, which would have meant missing our flight. In the end we did the right thing--it was just tucked away in one of our backpacks. But I was still upset about the whole morning.

We're in Singapore now. It's still very hot here, but I also still like it. We have about six more hours until we head to the airport again. Singapore Airlines were nice enough to check in our bags (12 hours early!). I'll write again from Cape Town.

Cheers,
Amy