Stage 3 - 27th January 2014

Day 2 in Bangkok (or BKK as the seasoned traveller calls it!) and a visit to Jim Thompson's house. He's an American who came to live in Thailand soon after WW2 and is credited with reviving the Thai tradition of hand weaving silk. His house is now a museum with an impressive collection of artifacts from the Far East. We travelled there on the Sky Train, just like a tube train only on an overhead railway. On the way we we encountered some of the political demonstrations with a small encampment of tents, etc. at the National Stadium but not much seemed to be happening.  At the station, where we disembarked there were scores of stalls selling all sorts, including lots of street food so we took some photos - one of a lady eating a Big Mac!, it was extremely colourful and very noisy! It was only a short walk to the museum.  After the visit - guided tour - we also took a look at one of the local canals which was nearby; apparently they are an important part of the transport infrastructure, but we shall see more of them tomorrow. Dinner tonight was in another street restaurant, this time we had chicken with ginger and a lovely fish dish that cooked at our table.