We decided it would be fun to go on a little trip, so last Tuesday we took the night train to Bangkok. The train departs at 4:30, and at approximately 4:31 the girls were asking me when they could turn their seats into beds. They were a little excited.
We took the second-class sleeper train, and it was very comfortable. The seats were huge, and at around 8 pm they came with sealed bags of clean sheets and pillows and converted the seats into beds. We had booked two lower berths and one upper. William and I were in one lower, Olivia was in the other, and Dave and Isabella shared the upper berth. It turns out that the upper berths are smaller than the lower berths, so Dave and Isabella were crammed in there like sardines. One of those sardines was quite fond of wiggling around and flicking the light switch on and off repeatedly, and the other sardine did not enjoy it. I'm thinking next time we'll splash out on four beds instead of just three. You can't beat the price of the train for long-distance travel. It was $75 for the five of us to travel the 700 km from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.
Bedtime on the night train
The train ride was long at about 12 hours, but for the most part it was okay. The only real problem I had with it was that the train stopped way too often. Just when William would fall asleep, the train would creak to a stop and the doors would bang open, and he'd be awake again. I got maybe three hours of sleep all night, and it wasn't consecutive. Needless to say, I wasn't too excited to greet the hustle and bustle of Bangkok at 6 am the next morning.
We arrived at our hotel by 7, and check-in usually isn't until 2! Luckily we only had to wait about an hour for our room to be ready. During that hour I sat in the lobby like a zombie while the girls ran around playing Mommy and Baby. It was incredibly hot and muggy, and I felt grimy from the train. I can't recall a time when I have ever wished so hard for a shower. Once we got into our room, we laid around for quite awhile, fading in and out of consciousness, before we were ready to head out on the town.
The scenic view from our hotel room
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