Day 4/5 - Delhi to Bangkok

To say that day 4 of our trip was long is an understatement. In fact I can't really tell where one day ended and the other began.

Our sightseeing list for Delhi was fairly extensive, and got better as it went on...

Birla Mandir

Red Fort

India Gate

Lotus Temple

Chattarpur Mandir

(obviously we managed to squeeze some food and shopping in between all those sights)

...The Chattarpur Mandir was by far the best sight of the day. It wasn't originally on our to do list but as we had time to spare we asked our driver to take us to the nearest temple - and what we got was spectacular. There were almost no other tourists there, from what we could see, which made looking around so much more pleasant. We removed our shoes before entering each building and the serene atmosphere inside was exactly what we needed at the end of the day. To finish it all off, before we left one of the monks blessed us with good luck.

From there it was straight to the airport for a midnight flight to Bangkok. It was 5am local time when we arrived and we were utterly exhausted, so a very long sleep was in order before we began our Thai adventure.

Bangkok...

Sorry India, but, we love Thailand sooooo much more. The people are more polite, they're not as pushy for you to buy things, and more reliable.

After only starting our day at around 12 we spent the rest of the day being driven around Bangkok in a Tuk Tuk (three wheeled vehicles that are perfect for sightseeing as they don't have any sides to them). A couple of the places we tried were closed so we will try again tomorrow, but just driving around gave us a wonderful feel for the everyday hustle and bustle of the city.

We did however get to see China Town, the Golden Budha, Wat Thai, quite a few shops and tailors that we didn't want to go to, but it seemed the only way to get to our next destination was to just go with it and politely explain we did not want to spend £200 on a dress or suit, Wat Pho, and the Black Budha.

Wat Pho

China Town

Golden Budha

Once again it has been a very busy day, and after getting real Thai take away - and by that I mean we bought food off a stool on the side of the road and took it back to the hostel - we have completely crashed.

Overall though we can say we LOVE Thailand and cannot wait for the rest of the trip to continue :)