Bangkok is a much easier place to handle than China has been. It is super tourist friendly and most hotels have travel agents that book excursions and flights for you. Last night, we visited the infamous Khoa San road, which was full of hippies. It's as if every person, upon arrival, changes into hippie attire (which is sold on the street here), and looks dirty and grows dreads. Who knows, I might come back with some dreads at the rate my hair is looking now. 
We had a nice dinner last night for $6 - awesome. The best we've had since the trip. We just had pad thai on the street for 90 cents, and it was fantastic!
Today we visited the Grand Palace and the wats - temples. Saw the Emerald buddha and the huge gold buddha at Wat Pho - overall pretty cool, and amazingly
decorated, but it is insanely hot and we were surrounded by tour groups which took away a bit from the ambiance. Tonight we will check out a higher class area - Sukmavhit street - and then we plan to do the floating market tomorrow and the weekend market on Saturday before heading to Chiang Mai.
2 comments:
Im soooo jealous! i miss you kids! enjoy BKK! i bet you saw the emerald buddha in a new outfit--- they change his "clothes" three times a year, prior to wet season being one of them... LOVE reading your blog! stay safe and have fun! mwah
Thanks for all the great info. I am glad you both thought of this because we enjoy hearing about your trip but it is also so good just to hear from you and know you are doing well. Continue to make the most of your trip, enjoying and learning alot. Stay safe. I left you an email, Brennan. Miss you. Love, Mom and Dad
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