BEWARE of Shaven Head Child Pickpocket

We crossed the border into Thailand through Poipet. This is the most hateful place on earth but surprisingly the crossing was hassle-free. And, defying my worst fears, there was a posh double decker AC bus waiting for us on the other side. There was even an amusing sign to occupy us while we waited to depart:

Though the bus blew a tire (scary) we still managed to arrive into Bangkok by 9pm. Found a room with relative ease and set out in search of sustenance.

We spent several days in Bangkok. Longer than expected, but this was due to the fact that we found the cinema in the Siam Paragon shopping center and saw two movies in two days, including Beowulf in IMAX 3D. Totally ridiculous but we considered it an early Christmas present to ourselves. Beowulf was phenomenal in 3D and I highly recommend that's how anyone sees it.

The train from Hualamphong brought us to Ayutthaya where we've been for the past two days. Before we left the station Jessica spotted some sushi and the obsession could not be silenced. She ate it on the train.

We're staying at a place called "Streetlamp". It's hardly a guesthouse and isn't on any map but it's quite a nice teak house with really cheap, clean rooms. A good find. At 23:30 tonight we'll board an overnight train for Chiang Mai.

PS. All the photos from Cambodia have now been uploaded. You can find photos specifically of Angkor or Bokor by searching for those tags.