Arrived into Bangkok on Wednesday night and headed straight to the hostel. Taxi driver tried to pull the flat rate scam as they always do, but found one that was willing to do the meter. Got to watch out here since they love to fleece the tourists. Very hungry the hostel staff pointed me towards an open air kitchen nearby they said I'd enjoy...they weren't kidding. I forgot how much I love Thailand...for 40 baht, you get a huge plate of pad thai with chicken/shrimp and the exchange rate to the dollar is 34.5...you do the math! Long story short, over the course of 2 days, we ate at that kitchen more than a handful of times...
Anyways, Mike got in later that evening and over the next few days we went exploring all of Bangkok's offerings. By day we tried out local transport methods (scary!) to see tons of Buddhist temples, the Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha, and Wat Pho (home of a 46 meter long Buddha and 15 meters high)...crazy! By night we checked out the infamous nightlife districts of Nana, Soi Cowboy, and Patpong. Celebrated my 100th day of traveling with a amazing dinner at a family friend's restaurant and then a night out on the town at some hip night spots. We stayed in the city centre area the first two nights and then on Khao San Road the following two nights. Khao San Road is full of hostels and the entire area caters to backpackers. At any moment walking down the street you'll find hundreds of backpackers entering or leaving the area all at different phases of their journeys around SE Asia. Well, we are at the beginning so tonight we'll be on a night train to Chiang Mai to do some trekking. Get in at 7AM and hopefully I'll be able to catch some of the Super Bowl since we are 12 hours ahead. Pictures will be up this afternoon and I'll be in touch in a few days...
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