It's almost 1am here in Bangkok. Jack and I have arrived, found ourselves a very inexpensive room on the San Rambuttri lane in the Khao San area of town. A part of town known for catering to backpackers with cheap accomodations (we are paying about $10 for our room tonight) and copious numbers of watering holes.
We dropped off our packs, freshened up as best as we could in the tiny sink in the room. The toilet is in a small closet in our bedroom, which also serves as the shower. Should be fun experiencing that tomorrow! ; ) Then we hit the town.
Talk about a stimulation of the senses. Tantilizing food smells from street vendors compete with diesel exhaust from motorbikes and tuk tuks. Loud trance music spills out from clubs called Lava and The Cave, while street musicians pund out rhythms with bongo drums and digeridoos. The streets are teeming with people - drunk, sober, people dressed to the hilt, and people like me in grubby hiking clothes. The signs are a mix of neon, English and Thai.
And it's hot and humid. My favorite kind of weather. The kind that makes your clothes stick to you when you do nothing more than engage in a conversation with someone.
Our bellies are now full of tofu, garlic, green curry, rice and lots of Singha beer. We stopped in to this little internet cafe to let you all know that we are well and happy.
Chat more soon!
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