Nantra De Comfort Bangkok

... a view!

After that I called a friend of mine who is teaching in Bangkok. He met me at the Sky Bar at 11:30 pm for some fancy fruit drinks overlooking the city. We had a great time talking about his classes and his travel plans, and my thoughts on Thailand. We stayed up there until about 2 am, I think. There were still plenty of people up there when we left, but the bar had long since closed.

I got to bed at 2:30 am I think. What a wonderful last day...

... because we were hoping they could help us find accommodation for the night. No such luck, but we did figure out why our tuk-tuk ride was so cheap. The drivers receive a commission for every foreigner they drop off at the TAT office (or tailor, or guesthouse, etc.).

We continued our tuk-tuk ride into the Kao San Road area as there's a high density of hotels, hostels and guesthouses. Worried that we might waste our entire day seeking out a ...

... agreed and walked the few blocks to the elevated subway. On the way we were checking menus for breakfast and I couldn't believe it when we came upon a café with bagel sandwiches.

Sooooo happy. I had an egg and cheese bagel sandwich and thought I might be in heaven. Then we headed to the train platform, reading the map and changing our money so we could buy tickets to the market at the north of town. The trains were air conditioned and we rode with business people and ...

... been aimed towards this goal. When I said no, that I was in fact walking, he exclaimed "Why?! Tuk-tuk cheaper!" evidently ignorant of the fact that 1. when using a comparative, one needs a second word with which to compare the first, and 2. that walking is in fact free. I informed him of this second fact (charitably leaving aside the grammar correction), and he disputed it. When I asked him how on earth was paying for a tuk-tuk cheaper than walking, he simply stated that it was. I ...

... we bought a little pockets with cats, bears or mountains on it. It's 20 Baht each but the owner said that it's sold for 5 US Dollar in the USA. I bought for my mom and my grandmom. It's beautiful and seems useful. While we were walking out off the road, Rotee (indian fried powder) street vendor was on fire. He could not control the fire from the portable gas tank and didn't know how to stop it. My sense of survival told me that I must run ...

... a new toothbrush….. drop it and watch it come to rest ...

... unswiney) cough for a while and left Dubai feeling icky. I had to sit down to fill in a health form holding back coughing fits..

Got my bags and easily checked into Bangkok Airways flight to Siem Reap - paying a stupid amount for excess luggage (books and stationary - only to realize they are cheaper over here any way!)... Filled in some of my three hours sitting down for a Tom Yum, must have had ...

... so steep that they were practically on top of one another and you really needed to use the handrails or you might find yourself falling ass over head down to the bottom...There was a nice view across the river to the city and I was able to get a couple decent shots.

From there I walked over to Khao San Road to do this and I'll probably be taking it easy tonight, maybe have a few more drinks but that's about it. Tomorrow I plan on heading to Nakon Pathom to see a new friend.

... band playing!

The next day we visited the massive Chatuchak Market, which is the largest weekend market in the world! It was very busy and very hot!! Didn't buy anything here to our surprise! On the skytrain we stopped off at Victory Monument, MBK (bought some DVD's!!), Siam Paragon (which is a very posh shopping centre where they even have car shops with only a car in them!!) and then finally to arrive back for a refreshing dip in the pool!

Sunday was ...

... bin! Geeeez....

As a footnote and in all seriousness. I've realized that I've been blessed with an incredible life surrounded by incredible people. That's why I'm here, that's why I am who I am. If you've read this, you're probably one of them and I want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you. And if you're not one of those people ands just stumbled upon this, I'm sorry you just had to read a crazy person's psychoanalytical babbling/tirade.