A Day in the Life of a Hobbit - Bangkok Style
(Notes taken during or slightly after events)
Night 1
-Cab ride (1100 baht, rip off, but hey still only $36), crazy driving, thought I was in "The Fast and the Furious the Short Film", but then I was introduced to the dark side of Bangkok and was given a slow drive down the prostitute street...
-VERY humid, hobbit melting weather
-The Watergate Hotel is very much basic but will do the job
-Feeling alone, but will get better when I meet up with Frank and the rest of the sailing crew.
Day 1
-Very Crazy here, hustle and bustle
-The Road "Laws" are more guidelines than anything else
-Can't really complain about the traffic in Calgary after being here for a day.
-North Americans would definately have trouble getting used to the traffic here
-When in Thailand you must take a tuk tuk just for the experience but the tuk tuk drivers will try and take advantage of you and you will pay a little more
-When taking a cab always ask for them to turn on the meter cause it will save you money.
-Went to the Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), the Sitting Buddha, the Standing Buddha, the Reclining Buddha, and The Temple of the Dawn.
-The word to describe them all is PHENOMENAL, I really enjoyed them just wish I had someone to share the experience with.
-Favorite was the Temple of the Dawn, it was the most unique and was a tall pyramid type structure with very tall steep steps (hard for hobbit legs to climb)
Night 2
-Met up with Frank and his tour group in the evening after a 2 hr nap (jetlag and pollution drained me)
-Had Dinner and then went out to Soh Can Road (don't hold me to the spelling)
-The evening was great, in the group that I went out with, there were 2 20 somehthing australian sisters, 1 mid 30's englishman, 1 20 something englishman, 1 20 something brazilian, and Frank and I.
-We picked up some booze from the 7 eleven (thats right) and walked up and down the street for a little bit, taking in all the sights (said no numerous times for pingpong shows)
-First bar was an open air bar and we shared 3L of Chang beer and it cost us 400 baht total
-The one "downside" to an open air bar is you get bugged by some roaming street vendors including little kids, just stay firm and say no
-The next bar had live music and was a blast, and again the theme is cheap beer :)
-We then went to a dance club and danced the night away
-Although the hobbit is need of dance lessons and will be taking applications for his dance partner ;) lol
Night 1
-Cab ride (1100 baht, rip off, but hey still only $36), crazy driving, thought I was in "The Fast and the Furious the Short Film", but then I was introduced to the dark side of Bangkok and was given a slow drive down the prostitute street...
-VERY humid, hobbit melting weather
-The Watergate Hotel is very much basic but will do the job
-Feeling alone, but will get better when I meet up with Frank and the rest of the sailing crew.
Day 1
-Very Crazy here, hustle and bustle
-The Road "Laws" are more guidelines than anything else
-Can't really complain about the traffic in Calgary after being here for a day.
-North Americans would definately have trouble getting used to the traffic here
-When in Thailand you must take a tuk tuk just for the experience but the tuk tuk drivers will try and take advantage of you and you will pay a little more
-When taking a cab always ask for them to turn on the meter cause it will save you money.
-Went to the Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), the Sitting Buddha, the Standing Buddha, the Reclining Buddha, and The Temple of the Dawn.
-The word to describe them all is PHENOMENAL, I really enjoyed them just wish I had someone to share the experience with.
-Favorite was the Temple of the Dawn, it was the most unique and was a tall pyramid type structure with very tall steep steps (hard for hobbit legs to climb)
Night 2
-Met up with Frank and his tour group in the evening after a 2 hr nap (jetlag and pollution drained me)
-Had Dinner and then went out to Soh Can Road (don't hold me to the spelling)
-The evening was great, in the group that I went out with, there were 2 20 somehthing australian sisters, 1 mid 30's englishman, 1 20 something englishman, 1 20 something brazilian, and Frank and I.
-We picked up some booze from the 7 eleven (thats right) and walked up and down the street for a little bit, taking in all the sights (said no numerous times for pingpong shows)
-First bar was an open air bar and we shared 3L of Chang beer and it cost us 400 baht total
-The one "downside" to an open air bar is you get bugged by some roaming street vendors including little kids, just stay firm and say no
-The next bar had live music and was a blast, and again the theme is cheap beer :)
-We then went to a dance club and danced the night away
-Although the hobbit is need of dance lessons and will be taking applications for his dance partner ;) lol
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