Today it is thursaday morning around 9 am, nothing fantastic is planned today other than catching up with my email, FB and writing about what I did the last two days. I have two and half more weeks, so why rush anything. Tomorrow we will wake up really early (430am), drive to Samut (4 hrs) and hit the gulf of Thailand's beaches until Sunday. We are also supposed to go to the floating market where all the trade is done on small boats.
Tuesday we woke up really late and drove around downtown, visited the MBK shopping center. MBK is this 6 or 7 story mall that is like a huge flea market. They don't have a Gap or Dillards, nothing like that at all, it looks like a big flea market where there are booths of vendors set up selling photo equipment, glasses, clothing, jewerly and a slew of other merchandise. It is a mad house to say the least. After that we picked up his wife Oil and headed to Joe's parents house where his kids stay frequently. Here we eat dinner cooked by his mom and watch Thia soap opera drama on the Tele.
Wednesday was another story, it was my big day to get my feet wet in traveling around Bangkok alone. I woke up super early and headed out in a taxi with Oil (joe wife) to a Sky Train station not to far from his house. The Sky Train is a above ground rail system that takes you to areas of the city like a any public transport does, although the Sky Train is not like the Tube in London or other more expansive rail systems. The access is limited, there are only so many lines, but when you combine using a taxi it works out really well. I got on the train with Oil and she showed my how to get my tickets, change trains and just basically get around. The sky train is great because it allows you to by pass inner city traffic for the most part. The train does go to the important sections of the city so it is great.
I ventured down to the river where I then caught a boat which took me to the old part of the city of Bangkok where their Grand Palace of the King and several temples. I was really nervous about venturing out alone for my first time, but as the day went on I became more and more confident in finding my way. My biggest accomplishment of the day was making my way back to Joe's house all by lonesome which I did with much ease. I know feel like I can get around Bangkok with out needing Joe or Oil to hiold my hand.
PICTURES are up here but because of limited bandwidth I am only uploading a few pictures, so I have more that will come sometime soon.
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