1st full day in Bangkok
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Yesterday was our first full day in Bangkok so we got to experience all sorts of new, smelly and interesting things. It's bloody hot here, 32 degrees today, but because of the smog you can't see the sun. The air is close and thick, so it's nice that so many places are air conditioned.
We had a wander round the area near the hotel to see what the place was about, and got lost within about 8 seconds. There are a million streets here, every single one with the same people on, cooking, sewing or selling. We had a wander round one of the big markets which was quite bewildering.
Every few steps brings a new smell, some nice, some not. We've managed to avoid the Tuk Tuk's so far despite having several kind offers from those nice drivers. Maybe tomorrow...
First mistake of the trip was not bringing the Lonely Planet guide, so we had to buy one. From that we found a restaurant called Le Lys (or something) about 25 minutes down the road that turned out to be very nice. An old converted house serving proper home-style Thai food. Very friendly and tasty .
Today we're going to check out the canal and work out how to get to our next hotel over in Banglamphu - backpacker central, and then attempt to take the Skytrain to Sukhumvit and see what's going on around there. There's a place there where you get a Thai massage (honestly it's a massage) from blind masseuses apparently, so we'll see how brave we feel when we see it...
Charl was quite scared before we set out to discover Bangkok yesterday but it's surprisingly non-threatening and easy. The traffic and the "where you going, cheap cheap!" hassle is about as bad as we've seen so far. It's a bit mental, but fun!
Yesterday was our first full day in Bangkok so we got to experience all sorts of new, smelly and interesting things. It's bloody hot here, 32 degrees today, but because of the smog you can't see the sun. The air is close and thick, so it's nice that so many places are air conditioned.
We had a wander round the area near the hotel to see what the place was about, and got lost within about 8 seconds. There are a million streets here, every single one with the same people on, cooking, sewing or selling. We had a wander round one of the big markets which was quite bewildering.
Every few steps brings a new smell, some nice, some not. We've managed to avoid the Tuk Tuk's so far despite having several kind offers from those nice drivers. Maybe tomorrow...
First mistake of the trip was not bringing the Lonely Planet guide, so we had to buy one. From that we found a restaurant called Le Lys (or something) about 25 minutes down the road that turned out to be very nice. An old converted house serving proper home-style Thai food. Very friendly and tasty .
Today we're going to check out the canal and work out how to get to our next hotel over in Banglamphu - backpacker central, and then attempt to take the Skytrain to Sukhumvit and see what's going on around there. There's a place there where you get a Thai massage (honestly it's a massage) from blind masseuses apparently, so we'll see how brave we feel when we see it...
Charl was quite scared before we set out to discover Bangkok yesterday but it's surprisingly non-threatening and easy. The traffic and the "where you going, cheap cheap!" hassle is about as bad as we've seen so far. It's a bit mental, but fun!
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