Family and Friends,
After saying goodbye to us at the airport we were full of excitement to leave and start our adventure in Thailand. But where to start ?
The plane did not leave as scheduled at 3:25 pm. At first they loaded the wrong luggage into our plane so we had to return to the gate. Because of that the plane crew was able to discover a technical issue which they thought to solve fast. After four hours of waiting in the plane and slowly starting to get angry about the situation, all passangers had to get off the plane so it could get fixed.
Back at the gate inside the airport the Emirates airline provided 15€ food vouchers for each passenger, but with over 400 people on the plane there was nothing much left for us when it was our turn. Our mood was probably at the deepest point and we both were close to going home and just never leave. After talking to some other people and making some friends along the way, we started to feel better and it seemed like nothing could take our mood down any further. Nine hours of waiting later and a special allowance to start after 10 pm our plane EK 060 finally left in the direction of Dubai at midnight.
Arrived in Dubai we were in such a hurry because first of all we didn't even know when our flight to Bangkok would be, but the airport crew in Dubai was really organized and tried to catch all the people with the different flights to guide them the way. After getting a new boarding passes to Bangkok we maybe had 15 minutes to get through the Security Check and arrive at our gate which seemed to be on the other side of the airport. Because of all the struggle and different flights Jules and I got seperated and weren't sitting next to each other anymore, but that was the smallest of all problems. We just wanted to get to Bangkok.
We arrive in Bangkok around 7 pm and checked into our hotel the 'Thara House' at 10 pm after a cab ride of one hour. Since Jules got some Thai money from her friend we didn't worry about the 'cashflow' , but were only able to pay the cab driver 400 THb instead of 800, whoops!
Anyways, the hotel is actually not too bad, it is enough for two days, but you don't want to sleep in those beds ! I have never slept in a harder bed than this one, seriously. I have such a back pain now that two nights are more than enough !
Having this journey to Bangkok behind us we just want to get out now and have dinner. Since our hotel is close to the 'Khao San Road' we will see if we find a place to eat and maybe walk around and see what is in this are.
Thank you all for being at the airport saying goodbye to us and being with us to the very end ! We miss you all already and since everything started with 'detours' we don't want to know what other struggles will cross our way.
Though we know that we can always count on you, that you are always there to support us. Jules and I just want to say THANK YOU. We sure love you and can't wait to tell you everthing about our trip !
Love,
Kathi
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