Bangkok, Thailand
I left the peace and tranquility of Khao Lak for the hustle and bustle of Thailand’s capital city: Bangkok.
I had already been in Bangkok, moving between airports to get to Cambodia and my initial impression of the concrete jungle was not favorable.
I had one final tour as part of my package - a Chinatown street food tour with a guide. I loved it.
At night the city becomes electric. The temples are lit up and streets are filled with popup food stalls selling everything imaginable: live squid that squirt black ink when you bite into them; Pad Thai from a shop that’s been in the same spot for 40 years; pork satay, mango sticky rice and of course, worms. Lots of worms and other insects were for sale. I did try a grasshopper and it did not taste like chicken. UGH.
After the food tour Peak, my guide and I traveled by tuk-tuk to see the temples at night and stopped at a riverside rooftop bar overlooking Wat Arun, Bangkok’s most famous and popular temple. The night was short and jam-packed, but l experienced one night in this over-the-top city.
Accommodations
As part of the tour package, I stayed at Villa de Pranakorn, right in Old Town Bangkok. Gorgeous hotel with modern rooms juxtapositioned next to old, more traditional housing along a canal. Bangkok requires a lot of energy, for me one or two days is enough.
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