Thursday, April 23, 2009

Day 176 -- Bangkok

So after a few reminders I realized how slack I've been at keeping this updated lately so I'll do my best to keep them coming regularly again....

So on our last night in Bangkok, Mike, Cameron (New Zealand) and Derek went out to Patpong. Not sure if I introduced Derek, but he arrived into Bangkok on the 15th at the height of the protests after much convincing from Mike and I. We met Derek on our overland trip through Africa and after a quick stop @ home for some family reasons...he's back on the road.

Anyways, Patpong is one of Bangkok's night markets surrounded by strip clubs/sex shows. Fascinating place since if you think of a square, the outside walls are all clubs/shows while the inside is street stalls selling everything from purses to jeans to shoes with families wandering around. These guys had never been to the infamous ping pong show so we went....Without being too graphic....we saw ping pong balls flying, darts popping balloons, bottles being opened, 10m ribbons being pulled out....you get the point. Pretty crazy stuff and makes you wonder why or how someone could figure out they could do that. Good night and a great way to close out our SE Asia adventure in Bangkok....Tomorrow will be fun - 7AM bus to Koh Chang!

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