Bangkok day 3

Day full of delicious food!
Fun fact I learnt at the museum, one translation for Bangkok is 'the village of wild plums', not that I've seen any plum trees thus far.
In the afternoon I joined a 3 hour bike tour around the Thon Buri district, originally home of the capital in the 16th century, but now a charming residential area. Cycled past gorgeous rows of banana trees and greenery juxtaposed by huge skyscrapers looming behind. Slightly scary navigating narrow river paths or avoiding motor bikes but lots of stops for temples, facts of the area and drinks. Favourite quote from our tour guide, 'more bikey more breezy'.
Gorgeous sunset at the golden mount, very tranquil with humming of Buddhist prayers echoing through speakers and bells ringing in the breeze.
Walked down famous Khao San backpacker road just to see what the fuss is about. Was chaotic and had a slice of everything, probably fun for 18-year old backpackers but I'm too old for that 😅
Think I'm gonna start heading up north tomorrow, looking at getting the train to Ayutthaya.Les mer