Another day, another Dollar

On Sunday Jeff and I took a couple of the guys out for the day. I don't think they get out very much (only when someone is willing to take them) so I think they really appreciated it. I can only imagine what it must be like for them to see the world outside of the ward - I guess it's good for them to know that it's not the only world there is. I think we're going to try and take people out more often - a different pair each time...we can only really take 2 - their wheelchairs didn't fit in the boot as it was.

They requested to go to KFC for lunch...it's amazing how far the McDonaldsisation of the world has reached...I didn't get any decent pictures from the day but here they are in the back of the cab - I think they were a bit over-awed by all of the sites outside the windows...Bangkok's a manic enough place for anyone, even for someone who is used to it.

Below is a picture of the street at the end of our road...we have to walk along it to get to work in the morning. You will notice that it looks a bit different to most roads in Bangkok...apparently they've built it just recently as a member of the royal family is due to visit some time this year (I guess it's the same as the Queen thinking that the world smells of paint) - it's amazing what can get done when royalty are coming...I don't quite know how they're going to get onto that road without seeing all of the other roads - maybe they're going to be dropped in by helicopter or something...

Anyway, as you can see in the picture, the road is a dual carriageway...and as they drive on the left in Thailand there shouldn't be any problems for us getting across it, right? Well, that's the theory, but the Thais have a pretty relaxed attitude to traffic regulations...we don't just have to look both ways when we're crossing each carriageway - we have to look both ways when we're crossing the pavement!

Right then, one more picture for you today...remember the picture I took out of the back of the bus? Well, here's what those buses look like from the outside.

We have a bank holiday here on Monday - so me and a few of the guys are going to go down to Koh Samet to see if we can do a bit of relaxing on the beaches...unfortunately it's not possible to book accommodation in advance so we're going to have to try and find somewhere when we get there - so let's hope it's as relaxing a weekend as planned.