Bangkok, Thailand

When we arrived into Bangkok we were hit with not only the heat, but the humidity at this was at about 8pm! The humidity was unreal and i thought, 'How are we going to survive Thailand if it's like this?' Turns out there was a fairly aggressive thunderstorm that hit the city about 3 hours later, which explained the humidity and the next day was more bearable. Thank goodness. We are staying just north-west of Khao San Road, which is Asia's noisiest, biggest and liveliest backpackers area. Lots of shops, food stalls, nightclubs, restaurants and people who even sell fake diplomas and student cards. Our hotel is on a leafy, tree lined road right next to a large Buddhist temple, which looks lovely and peaceful, although this doesn't stop our hotel from blasting music from its restaurant. The monks inside the temple do loudly hit a bell on their side which may be a counter reaction to the dance music from over here. Cultures colliding! We've had a restful day, chatting to other travelers and planning our next few months in S.E. Asia. We have to spend approximately a week here in Bangkok, as we have to get our Australian and Vietnamese visas sorted. Then we are planning to head south to some islands for some fun in the sun and the sea!!!! We are sooooooo looking forward to it!