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Bangkok, Thailand

First, allow me to quote my Facebook post from yesterday:

I arrived in Bangkok in the middle of the night after a very long series of flights: Fairbanks, Seattle, LAX, Tokyo, Bangkok.

The Mile Map Hostel is nice, clean and quiet and in a good location. It is one block to a street market. Bought some fruit and asked a nice Thai lady what was good in her tiny restaurant and then ate a good breakfast for $1.50. Nothing wrong with going from 20 below to 80 above, either.

This shot is the corner near the hostel. Jet lagged but glad to be traveling again.

Pan Road, Bangkok

Near Mile Map Hostel, Bangkok

I got my body clock re-calibrated as of this morning. I walked down to the river and I teamed up with a young Danish lady trying to puzzle out the water taxis. A local fellow pointed out the right boat just in time. It was interesting seeing Bangkok from a different perspective. The boat was very full of people, mostly locals. The Dane got off at the Grand Palace and I hopped off near Khao San Road, possibly the center of backpack traveling in SE Asia. I’d been here years ago and wanted to see it for old time’s sake. I ate breakfast and people watched. It was interesting watching people get out of taxis, fresh from their home countries and looking a little bewildered. Then there those that had things more or less figured out and a few that looked as if they’d come here twenty years ago and never went home.

I took a different route back to the boat walking past one of the innumerable ornate temples in Bangkok. There were numerous boats rushing up and down the river, mostly large water taxis. The skill of the pilots quickly backing up their long boats to the pier was remarkable. I have to laugh at the below shot, like many people in today’s world, the young Thai is staring at her smart phone.

Water Taxi, Bangkok

Water Taxi, Bangkok

Back at the hostel I spent some time figuring out my plan for tomorrow. Bangkok is more or less just my starting point for this trip, a place to get oriented and rested before I head to Angkor Wat in Cambodia tomorrow.

This evening I walked to the market and got food from one of the street vendors. I pointed to what I wanted and she indicated I could choose pork or chicken. I chose pork and was pointed where I should sit down. It was 30 baht, (90 cents,) and delicious.

Pork and Noodles

Pork and Noodles

2 Comments

  1. LaVonne Zinn

    Enjoy all those good noodle dishes. I could eat them every day and we have lots here in CA. Angkor Wat is huge. If you have a chance go out on the delta near Saigon. I did not and regret it. Dalat was interesting, cool air, Hue has history and so many of the names of places ring a bell from war time. I like Hanoi a lot, went to Hanoi Hilton, did Halong Bay and my friends went NW of Hanoi into tribal rice growing area, slept in home, walked thru rice paddies etc. Train travel is supposed to be pretty good. If you have any $2 U.S. bills they can buy you a lot as Viet’s feel they have lucky charm. Enjoy yourself. It is a long way to go and the people are so nice everywhere. They all looked so clean and neatly dressed as they got off the river boats despite the heat & humidity. Love, LaVonne

    • Bruce "Buck" Nelson

      Thanks LaVonne. I’m really looking forward to Angkor Wat. I don’t have any $2 bills for Vietnam. Maybe next time!

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