Bangkok!

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Bangkok day 1!

Realized I forgot my towel and blanket, I'm going to have to buy them when I get a chance. Spent the first night in a okay room, overly price for what it was, but we flew in about 2am so we weren't being really picky. We've moved on to other cheaper fair, not much of a room, but its really just for sleeping in, and it does have AC. We decided for convience sake to kick it in Kao San road, backpackers land.

Today was taking it easy and recovering from 24 hours of travel. We were going to visit the Grand Palace, but as it turns out, the new Prime Minsiter is being installed. Thus the palace is closed for the ceremony.

We went to a small temple with a really large buddah. Afterwards we did a boat ride around the rivers in the area. Its like a whole other world on the rivers, really amazing to see how people adapt to thier enviornments.

The night we spent taking in the local flavors. I should have known better and stayed away from thai curry, my tummy burns!!! We did meet a nice couple our first night, Mark and Debbie from England. Funny, how England has been popping up on the radar lately. *shrug*

There was some Mein selling wares, so we gave in (trying not to buy too much this trip... remember backpack). Lang looks very... well she pulls it off :-) I on the other hand am a completely different story!

For a first day, its been a busy one! Oh yeah... Lang literally ran into someone she knew! He'll meet up with us and the rest of the team in Phnom Penh later!

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Photos

Mark & Debbie
Finding social people is easy

spartan room
can't complain, it serves it purpose at 300 baht

happy tummy syndrome I
happy she will get food soon

happy tummy syndrome II
even more happier

not happy syndrome
Thats it, thats the dish that did me in! It was yummy tho

mex food?
I was curious, but not brave enough

sweet eggs?
her eggs were yummy, and not tummy anger inducing

Comments

[thanh]

crazy!
Fun stuff. i say Lang gets the runs first

[Tim]

river
I'm glad you guys got to ride on the river. That's something we really missed last year. I hope it wasn't with those guys peddling 'river tours' out in front of the royal palace.

[EWB]

river
nope, we haven't made it to the palace, and it looks like we wont either. Not doing the site seeing thing as much. Been learning about the different types of people who come to Thailand, and thier perspectives. Wish they would let me video record them.