- Beginning of the journey in the south of Thailand at Hat Yai: 8.00 am national anthem at the railway station.Thailand is the only country of South-East Asia which not has been colonized.In the station the portrait of Rama V who introduced the railways in Thailand.In the train to Phatthalung Philippe meets a policeman who wears talismans.Then Philippe joins the Western coast at Ko Libong, there he visits the islands of Trang and they are looking for swallow nests (a very precious food and also expensive 2.000 Euros for 1 kilogram of nests)..Then from Trang to Bangkok 841 kilometers (in 15 hours).Very pleasant talk with a Thai lady about the smile (Thailand is the country of the smile).A moment in the dining-car where Philippe enjoys chicken meat with cashew nuts and listens to a waitress singing karaoke.Arrival in Bangkok: short visit of the Grand Palace, the residence of the kings of Siam and the temple of the Emerald Buddha and also visit of the temple Wat Pho, of the reclining Buddha.At the station Philippe tries a spicy noodle soup and takes a suburban train: they arrive at a huge market on the rails.When a train comes the female vendors take off their vegetables and fruits.Later Philippe takes the train to Lop Buri, in the ruins, in an old cinema and in the shops there are a lot of apes : interesting talk about the cohabitation with the apes.Next stop Sukhothaï, the first capital of Thailand (Rama Kameng), a place with nice monuments and a peace atmosphere.Last stop: a Buddhist monastery, the head monk is a former Thai boxer and young coaches are teaching to young boys Thai boxing (a way to keep them away from the delinquency and the drugs).—zutterjp48
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