Today we spent our last fleeting hours in Phuket at the beach - where else?
We then headed to the bus terminal to catch our first leg towards Bangkok. The bus went for 4 hours, and was relatively comfortable, even if the concierge kept telling me to stay out of the sun, and away from windows. (I know I'm pale, but the view was too good!!)
The bus ended up dropping us about a kilometer from the train station, and 15 minutes later than it was meant to, so we pretty much ran with our bags on to the station. We made it just in time though, and while I thought we could have probably taken it a bit more leisurely, my travel buddy was in full panic mode from the time we left Phuket until we got onto the train.
The train itself was different to the ones in China, with rows along both walls, and beds that got made up later in the evening, rather than permanent beds.
Tomorrow, lots of temples xx