Farewell Bangkok

With camera in hand, we set off back to the heart of the city, to see what culinary delights awaited. First we found some street crepes with egg and banana inside, smothered with sweetened condensed milk. Think about that for a moment -- utter tastiness. We then went for some street booth noodles and rice before picking up some fruit mangos and fruit shakes for the road (mangoes, guavas and coconut shake -- in a bag with a straw!) We went to bed that night happily and fruitaciously satiated.

The next day we had to meet up with our group at the hotel for the trip to Cambodia. We were meeting up with them in the evening for dinner, so we had to maximise our final day in the markets. This was a challenge we were certainly up for. We started off with some fresh wrapped spring rolls from a cart on the way to the markets. Perfect way to start the day (and by start I mean set off from the hotel after a free and hence clearly obligatory buffet breakfast.) Quite nice and the perfect appetite whetter. We found a street cafe, which was a bit of a change for us from the street food we'd been used to. In any case, it was a bit more expensive (like $8-10 for the two of us!) so we were a bit hesitant, but they loaded on the squid and strimps for my pad thai! And Yenji's Laab (ground pork with fresh herbs) was no ordinary plate of pig.

After that, we walked around checking out the vendors in the market and I thought I'd get my hair shorn down again and see if someone would shave me for the trip to Cambodia. The shave hurt a bit but she was very thorough and it was nice and close. I'd do it again -- not sure if it's because it's so good or because I just hate doing it myself. In any case, the few bucks was well worth it. We celebrated the removal of my facial hair with a fantastic Thai desert in a bag. Pandan leaf jelly shiza in coconut milk in a bag. SWEET!

We met up with the tour group for dinner just to get the lo down on our departure for the following morning and then headed out for one last taste of Bangkok nightlife. We past the Buddist Ronald McDonald and had one last taste of egg and banana crepes. I went for one final Thai massage too -- I got the old lady with fingers as thick as my arm(ish) and as much as it hurt, it felt fantastic! Then it was back to our hotel to pack and get ready for an early morning.

See ya Thailand!