First day in Thailand

The flight was very long: 10 hours and 45 minutes. I didn't sleep at all...and every part of my body hurt. The whole flight I was dreaming about a Thai massage. I watched 2 movies, ate & drank, listened to music, talked to my neighbour ( a Swedish 21 old year guy), looked on the monitor to see where we are...but the last 2 hours were really hard.

At 10: 29 am we finally land in Phuket. I was looking out of the window...and saw these green trees with large leaves...exotic images, that woke me up. I was very excited. I couldn't believe we made it. My enthusiasm ended as soon as we entered the pass control area. It was crazy. A huge crowd of people, no air, very warm and I could hardly stand on my feet. What more can I say? We waited and waited...for 2 hours until our passes were finally controlled. But our journey did not end here. We needed to get to Bangkok, because we still had a hotel reservation for 1 night. So we went to the Air Asia office and bought our flight ticket. The plane was leaving in 2 hours. We still had some time, but we decided to pass the security and wait at the Terminal. I don't remember the last time I was so tired. I felt like fainting. Boarding was deleyed...ahhh....I just had the feeling we will never arrive in Bangkok. But as soon as we went outside to the the bus which took us to the airplane I miraculously had some energy again. Was it the warm air? The feeling that I'm on holiday? Or just the thought that we are so close to our destination? Whatever it was, it doesn't matter. The flight was ok. Domestic flights in Thailand are generally very relexed.

Around 16 we finally landed in Bangkok. We did not wait too long for our luggage and in no time we were outside the airport. We decided to take a taxi to the hotel. For that, you have to wait in line at a service point until your turn. Then, a taxi driver (who was also standing in line, waiting for his turn) took us to his car and drove us 40km until our hotel. It was our first time in Asia...everything new. We were looking outside the window and yey...we were in Thailand. The traffic was...worse than the one in Romania (if you know what i mean ;)) The single rule: "no rule". Ahh...and the cars are driving on the left side, just like in London. The taxi driver was funny. He had some stuff for good luck at his front window:

After an adventurous drive we FINALLY arrive at the hotel. As soon as I walked inside, I felt like a VIP. The staff was very friendly...my luggage was taken away and as soon as we had our room, it was brought there. The hotel was amazing. Best 5 star hotel I've ever been: