Day 3: Night, Khorat
Just walked back from dinner. We had Swensen's ice-cream and coffee for dessert -- my first cuppa in three days.
Khorat is a busier and much bigger town than Buriram. Earlier in the day, we spent a couple of hours walking around, checking out the bustling afternoon market and the surrounding streets. We spotted a number of bookstores, all selling Thai comics and fiction. Harry Potter is available in Thai.
As in Buriram, everything here is also written in Thai, including the laminated fastfood menus. Luckily, they also have an alternative -- card menus in Thai and English. More people speak English here, compared to Buriram.
Service has been great so far and the counter staff speak English with varying fluency. How's this for service? At KFC in Klang Plaza 2, the waiters asked us twice if we wanted ice water (we didn't want); the supervisor also asked when she walked by and saw us without. At Swensen's, the waitress came by to ask if we wanted another coffee (they had free refills).
Train tickets in the better classes are relatively expensive, compared to what we've spent on rooms so far. We bought, in advance, two second-class air-con seats to Bangkok and they cost almost double the room we're staying in. Our room has air-con and ensuite bathroom.
We'll be going to Phimai tomorrow. Siri (our hotel) has a minibus there for a very steep B800 per person. Guess we'll be taking public transport again. Looks like yesterday's cold was a fluke. It's hot today, without any early morning chill.
Budget (for two in Baht)
Breakfast >> B40; Train to Khorat >> B120; Train to Bangkok >> B450
Tuk Tuk to Siri Hotel >> B30; Room >> B250; Lunch >> B60
Shopping: sundries >> B363; H20, ice-cream + pastries >> B82
Dinner >> B140; Dessert >> B95
Coming up...
Skyscraper haystacks and gargantuan jars enroute to Phimai
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