Bangkok for the Day

Today was not about the big sites, but rather seeing the city as if I was a resident. Metro, walking around the city to the malls or parks, and trying street vendor food. I know- what?? Street food. Well those of you that know me know that this was a farce. As I walked out of my hotel this S-10 was sitting out front with the "restuarant all'a truck bed", and I fully accepted that I will leave Bangkok without trying the truck/street food. Sorry for those of you who wanted a story about how a chicken foot was in my eggroll or that the chicken curry had a full head in it. Because these would have been the stories- I saw them on my walks today. (As I shiver about the things I saw today). For the high heat of the afternoon I went back to the hotel and tried to get a tan and relax a bit. The pool area was great- clean, nice loungers, but the pool was FRIGID! And it was a salt water pool, which was annoying because you have to shower before laying back down or you end up being sticky like when swimming in the ocean.

Metro system is great- quick, but cramped. Lots of people take the metro as traffic is horrendous in the city. The metro tracks are double decker in most of the downtown area- which means they are mammoth concrete structures. I was walking down the walkway and saw this perfect moment where the tracks show all the way up and the traffic below. As I snapped my photo there were 5 other people next to me snapping the view. I am a trend setter :-) - I saw this Monk sticker and was like "How is no one else taking a picture of this!!!" and then after I snapped the picture I noticed a real REAL Monk in the orange wraps sitting down the train starring at me! AH! Caught!!!! By a real monk!! What are the odds that the first time I see a Monk I'd be taking a ironic picture about him. So no, there will not be any pictures of me with a Monk on this trip. On a side note, can you imagine this sticker in Rome- but of a Cardinal, or a Nun, LOL, I would definetly be taking a picture of that sticker too.