9am: I took an hour long bus from Patong to the Phuket airport. Then, an hour later than it was supposed to, my plane left Phuket and arrived in Bangkok ( it's now 3pm instead of 2pm). I took the subway 6 stops and then walked to the mrt and went another 8 stops to the Hua Lumphong train station where by some very lucky chance I was able to get a ticket on the 10pm train to Chiang Mai. It was now 6pm. Four hours later my train left Bangkok and I spent 15 hours on a sleeper train - third class (it was the only seat I could get). The best part: to travel 700 odd miles from Bangkok to Chiang Mai cost me a grand total of $8.51! The worst part: spending 15 hours in an uncomfortable seat with an upset stomach and running on a severe lack of sleep thanks to my Patong hostel. However, for $8.51 it was worth it. Now I just need a few days to recuperate.
I didn't take a picture of the toilets on this train, it would have involved showing actual waste. Yup, they were that pleasant. So instead, below is a photo of the inside of my train car:
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