Bangkok redux

Before heading off to Japan, we had two days in Bangkok. This 2nd visit was radically different from the 1st. We stayed in a hostel, not a hotel. The hostel was way better! We didn’t visit any traditional tourist sites, other than a collection of local traditional art, and we mainly walked around the newer part of the city with its busy roads.
The art collection and house of Jim Thomson is really worth it. Tasteful house with beautiful local pieces from 800 onwards. Thomson was a silk company owner who disappeared and was presumed dead, and we have this disappearance to thank for the house being turned into an exhibition.
After that, more street food, but rather weird, it's loads of the usual stalls, but all indoors with ac. Makes sense midday given the heat and humidity.Läs mer