Bangkok is the opposite of Hong Kong. It's hot, humid, messy and hard to get around. It reminds me of the opening scene of 'Blade Runner'. But it's much more interesting. We both had pedicures (Dave skipped the polish) at a Thai massage place.
This is same shot as above (from our hotel room) during the day.
And the pool after a hard day of touring.
Our hotel is off a main street (Sukhunvit Rd for those playing along at home).
A small cabling challenge
The people are great. Very friendly but not hassling you every step. We saw only a few beggars.
Street vendors are everywhere, selling 'Rolex's, DVDs, dildos, jeans, food, jewelry and everything else you can think of (and then some). Between these vendors are very swanky hotels and stores.
Tuc-tucs
We have to remember that Bangkok is still struggling with record flooding.
Everywhere we could see stacks of sandbags in doorways and in the streets.
The Chao Phraua River runs through the city and is still very high.
There are oodles of temples and other landmarks on the river
Speaking of temples, we went to the Grand Palace which has temples everywhere.
With amazing detail
Nancy discussing the finer points ot temple architecture.
We next saw the 'Reclining Buddha' which is 15m high and 46m long
Buddhism is very important to the people
A young Buddhist placing coins into 108 bowls.
Tonite, another Thai dinner (yum) and tomorrow we head north to Chiang Rai.
Great photos of the city life and beautiful temples.
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