In Bangkok II

We are back in Bangkok. We took the overnight train from Butterworth, Malaysia, to here. The train left an hour and half late which gave us plenty of time to admire the E&O luxury train which pulled into Penang before our train arrived. For $8,000 we could have a luxury tour of Malaysia and Thailand, or we could pay $35 for the overnight sleeper. The E&O train was met by a band when it arrived.

We have never been met by a band.

Our train was fun because we met some interesting travelers. We sat across from a Basque man, Iosu Albizu, who had lived in Malta, among other places, and was busy wandering around the world for a few years. There was Richard, who was from Hollywood, and who traveled in SE Asia a few times a year, and there was Bunny, an English great grandmother who was traveling by herself because her friends had too many aches and pains to get out of their homes.

Here is a photo of Richard and Bunny.

Here is a photo of Iosu.

Bunny had traveled on the Trans-Siberian by herself a few years ago and convinced Laura that it was really a great trip. Laura has finally relented and agreed to go on the trip, from Hanoi to Beijing, then on to Moscow, which is actually the Trans-Mongolian Express, the Trans-Siberian Express going from Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia.