Two planes rides and one full day later, we were off Indonesian soil and back in Bangkok, Thailand. We were delighted to be back in Thailand, not only for its beauty, but also for its food! A month of Indonesian food really makes you appreciate how delicious Thai food really is. After getting things straightened out at the airport, we made our way to the popular Khao San Road area, and arranged accommodations for the next few nights.
Our first day back in Bangkok we spent arranging things so that we could get out of the city as fast as possible. Don't get us wrong, Bangkok is a fabulous city, with many things to see and do, however it offers only a slim scope of Thailand, and once you've already seen it, it's easy to want to move on. We found out that it would take 5 days to process our Vietnamese visas, (our main reason for returning to Bangkok) and so we had five days to fill in the city.
We spent our time slowly seeing some different sights of Bangkok. We made our way to a few different Wats (temples), including the famous Wat Pho, temple of the reclining Buddha. We were lucky enough to meet up again with our friend Gib, who took us to see the weekend market (quite possibly the world's largest market) and the famous pottery village, that lies on an island in the middle of the Bangkok river. We were also lucky enough to meet up with a few other students who had previously stayed at Jono's house, Sandy and Pete as well as their English teacher Mrs. Pom. They all treated us so well, and we are lookng forward to doing the same when they visit Canada again.
We spent our last afternoon in Bangkok dining on duck with Mrs. Pom and Gib, and while we waited patiently for our six o'clock bus, we took a ride along the Bangkok river, from one side to the other. It was a a clam ride, until the rain began, but we enjoyed ourselves nontheless. Six o'clock quickly approached, and once again we reached for our packs, slung them onto our backs and were on the road, heading north.
Two planes rides and one full day later, we were off Indonesian soil and back in Bangkok, Thailand. We were delighted to be back in Thailand, not only for its beauty, but also for its food! A month of Indonesian food really makes you appreciate how delicious Thai food really is. After getting things straightened out at the airport, we made our way to the popular Khao San Road area, and arranged accommodations for the next few nights.
Our first day back in Bangkok we spent arranging things so that we could get out of the city as fast as possible. Don't get us wrong, Bangkok is a fabulous city, with many things to see and do, however it offers only a slim scope of Thailand, and once you've already seen it, it's easy to want to move on. We found out that it would take 5 days to process our Vietnamese visas, (our main reason for returning to Bangkok) and so we had five days to fill in the city.
We spent our time slowly seeing some different sights of Bangkok. We made our way to a few different Wats (temples), including the famous Wat Pho, temple of the reclining Buddha. We were lucky enough to meet up again with our friend Gib, who took us to see the weekend market (quite possibly the world's largest market) and the famous pottery village, that lies on an island in the middle of the Bangkok river. We were also lucky enough to meet up with a few other students who had previously stayed at Jono's house, Sandy and Pete as well as their English teacher Mrs. Pom. They all treated us so well, and we are lookng forward to doing the same when they visit Canada again.
We spent our last afternoon in Bangkok dining on duck with Mrs. Pom and Gib, and while we waited patiently for our six o'clock bus, we took a ride along the Bangkok river, from one side to the other. It was a a clam ride, until the rain began, but we enjoyed ourselves nontheless. Six o'clock quickly approached, and once again we reached for our packs, slung them onto our backs and were on the road, heading north.
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