Bangkok and the Grand Palace
Ok, I’m currently in SF and happy to be back in the states! Gonna do my best to back track and post about my experiences in Bangkok, Chaing Mai and HK starting w/ this.
So, Bangkok, the bustling street meat capital of the world. The food is as sketchy as it is delicious! I didn’t expect the pad thai to be that impressive since it’s become such a staple in NY. However, my first experience was interesting to say the least. I was cruising around being indecisive as to where to eat and ended up walking down an alley not far from Kao San Rd and stumbling upon a shabby little outdoor restaurant surrounded by garbage and rubble. All locals at this place, absolutely no english and my food was served up by a burly Lady Boy! …a bit unnerving, but it was the best pad thai I ever had! Very colorful, w/ dried shrimp that didn’t taste fishy. Other street food was comparable in quality and not hard to come by. There has to be at least one cart on every street on every block in the whole city.
Besides the food, Bangkok is a fun city, I enjoyed it! Transportation involves taxis, tuk tuks (trikes) and also motorcycles. I hopped on a motorcycle taxi to beat the intense evening traffic and, umm, lived. We made good time tho! lol
My first pics here are mostly of the Grand Palace and the Giant Reclining Buda. Will post more of my bike tour, etc later!
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