When the alarm went off at 6am on Tuesday morning, both Jen and I groaned. I might be (somewhat of) a morning person, but even this was too early for me. We loaded up all of our crap and headed downstairs to catch the mini-bus to Kanchanaburi.
After negotiating the narrow alley, our driver started down the road to pick up more passengers. After a brief stop on Khoa San Rd, we went around the block, where he stopped, met another man, and told us we had to get out. Confused about the reason why, we did as we were told and climbing onto the bus waiting behind us. This driver then headed back to Khoa San Rd, where we stopped the same place as before, and told us to get out, we were switching to a third bus. At this point, Jen and I were both feeling that the whole situation was sketchy. But, we were loaded onto the third bus, which was already crowded with other tourists, and set off shortly thereafter. (Jen riding shotgun, lucky dog.)
The mini-bus was essentially a van that fit 10 passengers and a driver. We weaved our way through Bangkok traffic, and headed NW to Kanchanaburi. Everyone else on the bus seemed to be with a tour, so when we arrived, they were met w/ a guide, and we headed off to find a guest house. The long, hot, humid walk with our packs was killer, but we lucked out w/ the guest house: Blue Star. (Yay, stars!)
The staff was pleasant, the bungalows sitting on stilts above the marsh were picturesque and we had AC. We didn't notice until later that there was no toilet paper in the bathroom, and neither a top sheet nor a blanket on the bed. However, the shower and toilet and sink were all in one small tiled room which was very clean... possibly due to the fact that every time you showered, the toilet got hit with the bulk of the water!
Adding to its charm, Blue Star has a delicious restaurant with cheap prices, and a family of cats and kittens that prowl around, begging for attention. Now we wait to take the minibus back to Bangkok, to catch our train to Chiang Mai. The front desk assures us we only have to take one bus...
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Wait what? How come you are riding the short bus? And lots of short buses to boot. You know where else they have teeny tiny bathrooms where you can shower and pee and wash your hands in one sitting? Florence. And on boats. I know because I've been there. Anyway, this is my second comment for the night so I apologize if its not as good as the Sirius Black motorbike comment. Plus I'm at a disadvantage because its only Wednesday and you live in the future. Ok, bye and happy trails!
Has Audrey been drinking? :P
OK short bus people... any good six toed cats? Thailand has to be a good place for genetic misfit felines.
i couldn't spell write...get it. anyway, what i wanted to say was, audrey's drunk.
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