We arrived in Bangkok a little the worse for wear after the long flight and our earlier adventures in Amman. We endured the wait at passport control headed out into the open air only to endure a rude shock - it was hot. Like, really hot. We hadn't felt anything remotely like this in months. It hadn't been that warm when we left Australia. And the humidity was a killer. Nevertheless, we persevered, got in a taxi and headed into Bangkok proper.
We arrived at our hotel, the Legacy Suites Bangkok. It was great. The room was huge. it had a kitchenette, it had a separate bath and shower, it had a plasma TV. All in all, not bad. We stayed in that night, worn out as we were from the long trip.
The next day, we met up with Clare Whyte (a good friend of ours) who happened to be in Southeast Asia on a multi-nation tour. We went down to a nearby shopping centre (which was stacked out with luxury boutiques and stores. While there, I also managed to lose my camera, and many of my photos along with it. Go me. To date, it has not been found but on our very final day in Bangkok I saw at a market what becomes of found electronics, and I don't have high hopes of it turning up.
Anyway, after that unfortunate experience, we wandered down to a nearby market which was scattered along Sukhamvit, a major street. That got old pretty quickly and we returned to the hotel. Zarah and Clare skyped with friends back home before we all headed out to join Clare's tour group for dinner. The restaurant was pretty cool. It was on an open-air second floor overlooking the river.
The next day we stayed in because Zarah was feeling unwell. So not too much to report.
And the next day we left for Chiang Mai, where Zarah will pick up the tale.
Bangkok seems like a great city; we weren't really there long enough to properly get a handle on it though. That's something I hope to correct in the not-to-distant future.
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