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Thailand Travels
ANGKOK THE CITY WITH THE
LARGEST SOLID GOLD BUDDHA To scared to leave our appointed
IN THE WORLD.
waiting place for our hotel pick
up vehicle in case we missed it
I love Bangkok the capitol of we just sat in what ever shade we
Thailand its wonderful, beautiful could find. Only to find that
gentle people. , I awakened shade full of tourists doing the
exhausted and jet-lagged at the same thing so we took turns in
famous Bangkok airport my Hotel standing in the sun and the going
still over 2 hours 30 minutes back into the shade again.
drive away and our driver had
apparently gone for a walk, we Finally our driver turned up with
were left alone at an airport excuses a mile long, he was a
where you simply melt with the lather of sweat having stood in
humidity. the wrong place and holding the
cardboard placard with our names
The temperature outside must have on over his head for some shade,
been about 110 degrees! I no wonder we missed him!
realized that without the driver
to take us to the planned hotel How wonderful to sit in a nice
we were at the mercy of the vehicle relaxing in the cars air
throng of other drivers looking conditioning. Every hour the car
for fares, and called for help to would be stopped and we had a
a local policeman How chance get out for drink but no
embarrassing to realize that we toilets they only toilets are
were just sitting in the heat behind the nearest skinny coconut
being stare at by everyone palms in full view of the local
wondering what the hell we were kids who had big grins on their
doing there, sweating like pigs faces and probably a old camera
in a over hot spa. stolen from some unsuspecting
tourist. Instant Polaroid photos stolen until a local native over
were shown to us and cost us 5 zealous in his cleaning of he
dollars to get back of our using statue knocked a piece of the
the coconut tree toilets concrete covering revealing the
otherwise these photos would do solid gold underneath, how
the rounds of the local villages marvelous a site for everyone!
for a laugh on there many nights
of festivals. We reached out hotel in 2 and a
half hours of driving in very
Bangkok is crowded full to heavy traffic where road rules
overflowing with a mixture of exist but no one takes much
very few English speaking people notice of them. Roads have a
except the tourists but they do proliferation of signs on both
not even know the area so your side for various product
stuck with a lot of pointing and including condoms so your chances
gestures as to what's where and of seeing the sites while driving
where's what ! are very limited except for the
head of your driver moving from
You can buy anything in Bangkok side to side trying to get you to
the capitol of Thailand one of your destination in once piece.
the most beautiful places left on
this earth that has very friendly Thailand is beautiful and well
native population. worth the visit but if your not a
lover of the heat and humidy
The Temples are spectacular please go some where else as its
especialy make a point to visit a country that swelters night and
the solid gold Buddha weighing in day.
at 5 ton. The story goes that it
was covered in concrete during Prices are cheap compared to most
the korean war to stop it being places in the world we have been
to. Its so clean everywhere its beautiful country and it
spotless, the locals take great beautiful friendly people. Long
pride in keeping their country let it always stay that way and
that way. Eating out is a joy may its royal family preside over
with such a huge selection of this lovely country for always!
really fresh seafood that is kept
alive in tanks of saltwater being My husband returned and eagerly
pumped in out of the local sea. wanted to show me the funniest
set of stairs he had ever seen -
Nights are never dull no ones short and very shallow, could
seems to sleep, you can wander only fit about 2/3 of my foot on
all down the streets and never the actual step. We laughed at
find a dull moment. No one the red sign above the stairs
pesters you to buy their products saying, "beware your step" with a
not like some countries and its picture of a tumbling body. Then
safe to walk anywhere at night I promptly took a header down the
but be careful of the Elephants whole flight! Also my first day,
which have right of way even on in Bangkok we were picked up by a
the sidewalks. Be advised to be taxi in the sweltering heat. The
careful what you step in if driver was missing fingers on
wearing sandals as they do take both hands, and his car was
some cleaning after stepping into desperate for some maintenance,
elephant dung! but we still had to comment on
his joyful disposition. This guy
Summary. was just the most pleasant,
helpful man and his spirit just
Go there, enjoy the sites the shone. His air con was only
sounds and soak up the atmosphere cooling the front of the car, and
you will find no other place on he could see us sweating in back,
this earth as good as this and so he began to gracefully
take his left hand, with its giving thing. I wish we had known
missing fingers, and scoop the then how much we would come to
cold air up as it left the a/c love this story about this man,
vents, and then swirl his wrist as it typifies our experiences
around so as to push the cold air with the Thai people. For the
back to us in the back of his good he did our hearts, we wish
cab. It was a most beautiful, we had tipped him a week's wages.
About the Author:
Garry is a world traveller and loves visiting countries that have great beaches and natural resources. Interest are in Australia and Thailand travel and is a resident of Australia.
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