We convened for a breakfast of fresh fruit, and headed out to our first stop - the Boots at Sala Deng, then on to Patpong market. Due to my lack of knowledge, we found out when we got there that Patpong is a night market. We got the Skytrain to Central Pier, where myself, Matt and Ville try to outhaggle each other to get a cheap longtail for a river tour. this proves to be an awesome Idea, as we tear along with only five people in the boat, getting up some incredible speeds in the boat around the small rivers near the Chao Praya. On our way back to the Skytrain we went to investigate a massive empty building we had seen from the river - we climbed the fence and went in for a wander. Apparently (according to a Thai guy we met at the bottom) the building was a victim of the 1997 Asian economic crisis. It's 46 storeys high, and possibly called SC Garden. Inside is truly bizarre - the place is full of cables and bathroom fittings, the escalators are in place, loads of the apartments are fitted out with flooring, plumbing, elecrical points and so on, yet noone lives there, in a city where loads of people live in tiny shacks. Odd. We went up to the first balcony level and admired the view, until we were shouted at by some workmen down below. The building leans a lot as you get higher - near the top a couple of storeys seem to have collapsed onto the ones below - we were toying with the idea of going to the top for sunset, but this was quickly nipped in the bud by the far more sensible girls.
Oh, I should add that I've been truly rubbish at eating Thai food since I've been here. Due to the fact that the guys have only been eating Indian food for months, today we've had a Subway, a McDonalds, and some sausages and chips. Rubbish.
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