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| in front of the Grand Palace |
After an interesting 16 hour train ride from Southern
Thailand, we finally made it to Bangkok! It was an overnight train that had
decent food and as we were 2
nd class, we got a bed. The toilet was interesting as it was literally a hole in the train so anything that went in the toilet hit
the track…. unique! However, it was a good experience and we arrived
safely and soundly compared to a mini bus.
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| getting ready to board the train |
Bangkok is a must see in Southeast Asia!! The city is
hustling and bustling, modern and historical, crazy and relaxing. So many
things are going on and it is absolutely fantastic. It is such a large city and
if you do not know where you are going, quite easy to get lost…. But that is
what makes it fun!! It was definitely way more exciting than island hopping,
that is for sure!
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| koh san road |
The old town area is where most of the sites can be seen.
All the temples and the Grand Palace are within walking distance, or preferably
tuk tuk or water taxi, from each other. The legendary Koh San road where
backpackers get up to no good is only about a 20 minute walk from the Grand
Palace. My favorite temple was Wat Pho which is the home of the large reclining
Buddha.
We stayed in a more modern part of town called Sukhumvit and
it is near an airport themed mall called Terminal 21. We also were only a few
MRT (the very clean subway system) stops from a few high rise hotels. We went to the
Moon Bar on top of the Banyan Tree Resort one night. It was such a great view!
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| heading to our "fancy" dinner... first time we got "backpacker" fancy since Singapore ! |
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| at the top! |
We
splurged on some red wine and dinner at their Vertigo Lounge in order to relax
on the 61
st floor of the hotel. Sipping red wine overlooking the
city was a pretty awesome experience. It definitely was completely opposite to
the idea of dirty Bangkok I had in my head; it was anything but.
Bangkok was an excellent way to end our time in Thailand. It
was a little bit of everything. I absolutely loved this international city. It was
full of culture, history, fun, and most of all, nonstop excitement with
something to do whenever you wanted to do it.
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