Beautiful hot sunny day... total contrast to yesterday...So off I went in a Tuk tuk to the Royal Palace. Absolutely amazing buildings shining in the sun...Lots of them shrines, full of incense and buddha statues, peacefully nestled amongst gardens of beautiful topiary and specimen trees.. huge old trees covered in masses of orchids twisted around it, with blooms hanging down hanging down like the heads of aliens staring at you.
A cat mooched by... but it wasn't a cat, it was a monkey! It looked at me as if to say 'Bloody westerners, I can't believe you thought I was a cat you idiot. tsk' and then in stalked off with an arrogant flick of it's chin in my direction
For some reason this was the most unbelivably exciting thing as it was only then that i realised that I have never seen one not in a cage. I was so excited i dropped my camera and totally failed to get a picture of it!
In amongst the temples were itricately carved pillars covered in man-animal creatures.. just amazing to look at, then you turn a corner and there is this house that was built by Napolean III that may as well have landed like the tardis it looked so out of place..
The city is relatively small so I thought I'd walk back, amazingly didnt get lost. I clearly stand out like a neon sign as I can't go more than a few steps without someone stopping me to offer a tuk tuk or moto/cyclo or to play horribly at me with stringed instrument for 5 seconds before a small child runs up asking for change. or beeping at me..."Hey white hair! you want tuk tuk?' "maybe later then?"
Came back to room, shut my eyes for a second, and slept for 4 hours!
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