Bangkok

Bangkok is somewhere people stay (perverts excepted) on their way to somewhere else. Usually, the Thai beaches or in transit to East Asia or Australia. We are no different, and we will be headed to Laos in a couple of days.

The city is, however, a great place for short stops, and the experience this time is rather different from our last stay during our honeymoon (2007). The fruits of that honeymoon mean that the same budget is enough for a stay at a budget hotel and not the Shangri-la. Flo and I are happy to have the first nice hot showers for more than a week, and the children, despite some pushback, all take a shower too. Lovely ! Orgasmic 🤣

1st stop is to take care of Nora's foot. She has a verucca, so we need a dermatologist . Google says 42 nearby, but on closer examination, every single one is a botox and filler place. Undeterred, we go to the closest one and voila. There is the possibility to treat it, so we book for Nov 9th, on our way to Japan.

2nd stop a rather wierd Buddhist temple that has some features that look Hindu, but I guess that is just my ignorance.

Then we venture out to a very large weekend market that sells everything from food, street food, and furniture to clothes. All except me get some new trousers and/or t-shirts for 2 or 3 $ each. I consoled myself with a couple of 🍻.

We then went with a touch to Chinatown for food. That turned out to be wildly exciting. We didn't know, but the TT here have 750cc motorcycle engines, and whereas Indian ones struggle with us all onboard, the Thai one goes as fast as any car, and the driver knows it. To add to the fun, he deliberately sways left and right.

The food in China town is a sensational meat and veg fondue, with three different soups, broth, tomato, and super hot Chilli something. It's really great.

Finally, back to the hotel with another touk touk. Not quite as wild as the 1st one, but still 750cc of power.Okumaya devam et