Bangkok again?

We flew back to Bangkok for 2 reasons. We had a flight booked from there to Hong Kong and more importantly we wanted to pay another visit to X (factor). She surprised us by travelling to the airport to fetch us, once again showing her amazing generosity. Problem was she never told us she was going to and we never saw her.

Only a bit later in the afternoon did we manage to get in touch and we spent the rest of the day and night with her. She took us off to a fantastic puppet show that would rank pretty high on our list of cultural experiences. The show started with a minutes silence to the recently deceased King's sister and then the national anthem which was combined with an in depth video of the King's life. The performance was amazing but the enthusiasm of the voice overs was occassionally bizarre. The show ended and the expected applause was replaced with a religious ceremony and then everyone left.

We finished the evening at a night bazaar and enjoyed our last taste of the food that is probably Thailand's greatest attraction.