31 October - Bangkok

Last night's entertainment was the best yet - a pianist called Jon Darsk.  Jon is an Aussie, born & went to school in Tasmania but the family moved around Australia as his dad was a conductor of symphony orchestras and his mother was a piano teacher.  He attended the Brisbane Conservatorium and has lived in Melbourne and Adelaide.  Anyway, his music was fantastic, he played everything from Beethoven to Billy Joel,   Country to Rock & Roll and was a high energy performer!  

Today we are in Laem Chabang, the port for Bangkok.  It is about a two hour bus ride to BKK and a 40 minute drive to Pattaya.  George has gone to BKK on an un-organised tour but I opted to remain on the ship!  There are some stalls on the wharfside and I wandered around there for a bit but no real shopping closer than Pattaya which I didn't wish to visit again.  Maybe it has been cleaned up in the past few years but was pretty grotty last time we were there.  

Speaking of music, it is interesting to note that all the pianists and musicians in the various lounges seem to be using ipads to read their music.  

I had my hair trimmed this afternoon by a very nice Parisian guy, Christian.  He's doing a 10 month contract with Princess before returning to Paris in December. 

George returned from Bangkok hot & tired and a bit cranky - once again I am enjoying some entertainment by myself in one of the lounges.  Too early to retire as is not yet 9.30. 

The ship is decorated for halloween and many people have dressed up accordingly.  They take it pretty seriously!!! The pics below are proof of that and our Thai waiter Niran looked a treat at dinner!