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Daytrip: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
July 03, 2003
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Barbequed skewers of chicken for sale.First of all, it takes a long, long time to get there. Our guidebook didn’t actually tell us how long, but it took the better part of three hours.…
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MBK Shopping Center
July 02, 2003
We went to the MBK Center, a huge shopping mall in Bangkok. This is the Tokyu department store, with some great slogans. We like the "onlooker" bit. English is very popular, but not very accurate.…
Continue Reading →Temple of the Emerald Buddha
July 02, 2003
We got a cab over to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (and what a ride it was!). It was the most disappointing and "tourist trap like" of all the wats we saw – there was video slot Buddha machines just outside the temple, lots of souvenir stands, etc.…
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Wat Arun
July 02, 2003
A 5 minute walk from Wat Pho got us to a boat which took us across the river to Wat Arun. The river isn’t that picturesque, but taking the boat is fast and cheap (I think it was a dime).…
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Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)
July 02, 2003
Wat Pho is just a 15 minute walk away from the palace, this was the most interesting wat we visited in Bangkok. As is the case with most wats, this is not just a single building, but more of a complex of different buildings with the temple at the center.…
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There’s a Wat to See! Wat Mahathat, The Grand Palace and Wat Pra Kaiew
July 02, 2003
We headed out first thing in the morning on our walking tour. A lot of the best sites and "must-see" wats are within walking distance of each other.
We first tried to find Wat Mahathat but..…
Continue Reading →New Siam Guest House and New Siam Guest House 2
July 01, 2003
The cab dropped us right off at the hotel we had reserved a few nights before which we had found from our trusty Let’s Go guide book. Anyways, we are told the hotel was full (despite the credit card reservation), but there is another hotel they will take us to.…
Continue Reading →Arrival in Bangkok
July 01, 2003
The airport is well run and smooth. There is a fairly organized taxi coupon system in place that fixes the price, but also adds a surcharge. The cabbie tried to persuade us to ignore the system and surcharge and it would be cheaper but we stuck with the fixed price we had been quoted.
Continue Reading →Getting To Bangkok From San Francisco via Tokyo
July 01, 2003
We got to Bangkok via Tokyo, on the strangest ticket we’ve ever seen. It was bought from Expedia and involved many unrelated airlines. SFO to Tokyo was on Northwest (codeshare with Continental).…
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