bangkok, day one


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December 22nd 2007
Published: December 25th 2007
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We need a New Hotel!We need a New Hotel!We need a New Hotel!

Nicole looking for a new hotel at 2am, ten minutes after arriving. I think we're spoiled.
bangkok

there are no adjectives that appropriately describe the overstimulating energy that permeates every corner of bangkok. my heart has been beating erratically since the moment we stepped off the plane and boarded a hot pink taxi to Chinatown where, after 24 hours of travel, we were anxious for a pillow. our hotel was far from representative of the pictures advertised online and were shocked to find a toilet directly IN the shower as well as a populous family of gnats. the peeling wallpaper and headboard saturated with black funk were not exactly welcoming so nicole promptly made arrangements for a hotel transfer in the morning. i slept with my head at the foot of the bed.

our new, uncontaminated hotel is in Bangrak, across from the Patpong distirct of Bangkok which we discovered is a primarily gay, and quite squalid area, home to the widely advertised ping pong shows. Our first morning exploring Bangkok began with a trip to Starbucks, followed by a tuk-tuk scam, and ended with a taxi tour which took us by a Thai wat with orante red and gold embellished architecture and a HUGE gold buddha surrounded by floral offerings and barefoot tourists. our
Hot Pink Taxis!Hot Pink Taxis!Hot Pink Taxis!

There's A LOT of pink in Bangkok
cab driver then dropped us off at MBK, one of many shopping malls in the city. thai teenagers dressed like various anime characters were enjoying a hectic outdoor festival and a thai boy band. it, like everything else in bangkok, was intense. our first day in bangkok wouldn't be complete without enjoying a traditional "ladyboy" cabaret show which was preceded by an inedible buffet of unrecognizable sea critters, spaghetti with red sugar sauce, and thailand's youngest elvis impersonator. and the real entertainment had yet to begin. vegas cabaret show have nothing on bangkok's, that is for sure. the boys, many of whom are actually in various stages of transexuality, were quite impressive performers, although i had to bite my tongue each time they'd bend over with their bottoms to the audience. yikes! the show ended with a festive, glittery disco performance to mariah carey's "all i want for christmas." (note to jared: davina would be APPALLED!!)



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MBK Anime FestivalMBK Anime Festival
MBK Anime Festival

MBK Anime Festival, Bangkok
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Gold Buddha

Praying to Buddha at Thai Wat, Bangkok
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Buddhist Monks

Thai monks at the Marble Temple, Bangkok
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Me and Nic

Nicole and I posing on a bridge at the Marble Temple, a wat in Bangkok
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Tuk-Tuk

Riding a tuk-tuk back to our hotel after exploring Bangkok.
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View from Tuk-Tuk

Tuk-tuk driver protecting himself from exhaust of our tuk-tuk.
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Cabaret

Traditional Thai Ladyboy Show, Bangkok


27th December 2007

good job
what a wonderful job
4th January 2008

Hey
WOW< cool stuff over there MS.Robinson and why are the taxis pink?eww...(BLUE ROCKS)

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