Day 10: Bangkok — a backpackers paradise
We started that day by going to a mall to try and get Liz’s phone fixed due to slight water damage (don’t ask). We started off with a light breakfast at a Thai fast food chain (I think?)
Wasn’t very good. Only slightly better than McDonald’s to be honest. Definitely looks prettier though! 5/10, might drunk fast food at some point.
Bangkok knows how to do their malls! There’s even an ice skating rink in the middle of the mall!
There are like 4 GIANT malls in like a 2 block radius. And by giant I mean like 7 floors total with 20+ stores on each floor. There’s plenty of brand shops too, like Forever 21 and Zara and some other random Thai shops.
Also randomly tried this little snack. It’s a crepe like snack with shaved egg and grilled coconut shavings with a sweet flavor. It kinda looks like a loaded potato skin doesn’t it? It was actually really good! 8/10, would be pleasantly deceived again.
We went to Wat Pho in the afternoon (pronounced “poh”). A beautiful temple area with the famous reclining buddha statue.
It’s also giant. Probably 50+ metets long (someone do a google for me). Impossible to get into one picture so you just gotta appreciate with the eye.
I tried getting it in one shot.
Lots of cats (and dogs around). I guess Buddhists like their animals. All of them are very calm and nice too, they allow petting!
Also right next to the Wat is the Grand Palace where a lot of people are mourning the loss of their king. Like, a giant crowd. I don’t even know if Obama passed if there’d be as big of a crowd. The Thai people really love their king!
We felt kind of rude and intruding in the morning processions, especially cause they were handing out free food and water (which we felt bad taking so we didn’t). We ultimately chose not to participate.
Liz also got some free Thai Yoga lessons at Wat Pho!
Liz being flexible.
For dinner we went to Chatuchak weekend/night market, which is claimed to be the biggest in Southeast Asia. Heres a bowl of noodles (tastes similar to Vietnamese Pho) with a coke for about $3 USD. Was awesome. Pork was tender and flavorful, soup was tasty, and noodles were the right consistency. 8/10, would cheap food again.
Just a picture of some meat being “fried”. Don’t really know the culinary term but it’s just cooked in a pot of hot oil (I think).
Liz got a strawberry smoothie that’s actually surprisingly tasty. And amazingly refreshing on a hot night market day.
Cutting up some grilled chicken!
The Chatuchak night market is interesting. It’s way too crowded for its own good. You can barely breathe, let alone stop to shop. And it’s oddly ALL teenagers/kids in their early 20's. Luckily, us young Asians fit right in. And people naturally speak Thai to us and we just give them a blank stare.
Overall a successful day!
