Bangkok

Trip Start Sep 02, 2005
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Trip End Sep 17, 2005


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Friday, August 12, 2005

Bangkok was a nightmare. My friend from Spain picked up a prostitute and unluckily he was robbed while he was sleeping at a cheap hotel on Kaosan Road with the girl. He lost all the cash, passport, and digital camera. He said the girl had nothing to do with the robbery, but I was not sure. Anyway, immediately we presented a report to the police station located at the end of the Khaosan Road. We found some other victims from overseas there, although I doubt the police was helpful. Then we headed for Spanish consulate for a new passport. The consulate was just a small room in a large building, but there was a guard at the entrance and we were made to register our names. I didn't like wasting my time there, so I accused him of the fiasco, because I was very tired from the walk in the heat of Bangkok. I know I was stupid, because he was more tired from the trouble at that time. From then on, we realised that we should be very careful of seculity and safety in Southeat Asia. The main tourist spots I visited in Bangkok were Wat Phra Kaew (Grand Palace), Wat Pho, Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), and Chinatown. There are a number of temples and scammers in Bangkok and honestly I was a little bit tired. Even when I was strolling around my hostel I was caught by a scammer speaking Thai at first, then English to me. He suggested a quick tour of Bangkok by tuktuk. However, from my experience in Kuala Lumpur, I was not decieved by the English speaking native like him. Eventually, the best thing to do in Bangkok was wandering throgh Khaosan Road Night Market.


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