My first day in Bangkok…
And I already love it here. I was the only one on the metro from the airport at 6 for the first train to the city. The sky just breaking into sunlight, the clouds just breaking up from their party in the night. The train passes fields, big buildings, shanties, skyscraper construction cranes, track housing, rundown apartments, we are entering the city. I saw a cool sight in three grouped buildings: all these buildings would eventually have a golden dome atop it but I saw them in three different stages. I exit the train and get a cab. My cab driver was so cute. He spoke to me in Thai, I in English thought clearly we couldn't understand eachother, we continued chatting anyway.
After finding some freshest of fruits for breakfast and with little to no sleep on the flight from Delhi, I found a guesthouse, a siesta and then ventured out in to Bangkok. I found the water. The river. And its long boat taxis/public transport. I took a ride and gaped at the huge temples gracing the river’s banks. I love this city already. I cant wait to explore it more.
So, to the river boats it is. The long boats take locals and tourists up and down the river and canals. The temples tower along the river banks. The tourists gape and I too, for this is a sight for sore eyes. Though I have been with temples in India, these are big and dramatic and different; the Temple of the Dawn, the Grand Palace.
These places, these temples in all their golrios Thai Buddhist splendor, so far from the Tibetan Buddhism I've been studying in India, will be seen and loved with my eyes. But, later. For now, its time to shop! I hit up the sky line and go to city center where I find insanely large shopping malls, street vendors for miles and delicious street food. I am never leaving this city!
Eight million of Thailand's finest right here and now add three American's to the list. Dylan and Lizzie arehere from California and we are out for a good time. We will play and shop and hear loud music blarring out of the multitude of clubs on Khoa San Road, listen to sweet guitar on patios of mellow bars, float on river boats, have a Chang beer, and hang out in Bangkok for a few more days and head south for the full moon party on Ko Pangnan...the beach! Not a bad couple of days.
After the travels here, crazy bus to Delhi, train to Agra, wrong train back to Delhi, flight with all the cliche bad flight extras, this touristy, relaxing girls at the beach time is welcomed. Love this life.
Find peace and kindness today.
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