Bangkok is really, really big. And hot, and busy. Really busy. We've been here for a few days, and we're getting a feel for the city while we get over the jet lag of flying from New Zealand. The most amazing site we've seen so far is the Royal Palace, and within that we were able to view the Emerald Buddha in his dazzling temple.
This picture typifies our navigations through the city thus far. We walk a block or two, check out some amazing temple, look around for street signs, and puzzle over the maps in the guide book to try to figure out where we are and where we're going. All this while trying not to be killed by traffic.
The city has a big Chinese population and a big and crowded Chinatown district. We walked among the vendors for hours, looking at everything from pickled squid parts to hello kitty pillows.
At the end of one hot, dusty day, too tired to walk back to the guesthouse, we discovered that the best way to get around the town is by water taxi.
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"One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free"
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Is all of that true? I love your pictures of Thailand. The colors have shifted from earth tones of green and blue to bright and busy colors! I love the temples...and your smiles! Miss Debbie...you look too thin...eat something with coconut milk or deep fried tofu! But seriously -- it looks like you are still having fun! Hugs and lots of kisses!!!!!!!!!!
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