Great Shift
Thailand
3rd February, Bangkok
Savadi ka! It's been 24 hours since I arrived at Bangkok International airport. In short I'll try to reconstruct all the fillings that had been flushing through (me) since then.
Definitely noticable is the change of enviroment comparing to India and Bangladesh. Actually, my stay in Dhaka was just transit, same like the one at the beginning of the trip in Istanbul, Turkey. So, landing, bus to hotel, dinner, sleeping, breakfast, bus back to airport, formal procedures and take off. Sorry, no photos even.
Airport in Bangkok is totally new, a sample of modern technology and urbanism. After that the drive to downtown. I was shocked how westernised can an asian country be. But, no big deal, OK. Seeing all that I again realised that I'm not for big cities. I must admit I was a little depressed. But after finding a room beer followed. Not one, many. It was nice (as usual, ha?:)), also to see full street of main shopping street. Music from every corner. I was missing this simple move in India. Yes, dancing I mean :D
And after, we, or better to say my two friends (a couple), had a serious problem. It all started because of two-beers-payment with the waiters in pub. Fight followed and Thais were flying through the air like Bruce in his films. Crazy!! And sad: in hospital with 15 points in head. Sad. Still now I can feel a little fear that remained of whole situation, although I was drunk.
Today I was walking through the streets of centre of Bangkok. Nothing special, half of shops anyway closed because of Saturday. But now I better understand the story I once heard: some people come in Bangkok without everything, they buy a backapack, fill it with clothes and different stuff and go back home, where they sell everything and come through with positive billance :D
Tomorrow I stay, Monday I want to take a night train to north Thailand, I want to see the border parts with Myanmar and Laos. Or maybe I'll turn south (towards Phuket), to meet a Slovenian friend, who's leaving in two weeks.
Wish you peaceful and restful Sunday
from summer area, with love
k
Thailand
3rd February, Bangkok
Savadi ka! It's been 24 hours since I arrived at Bangkok International airport. In short I'll try to reconstruct all the fillings that had been flushing through (me) since then.
Definitely noticable is the change of enviroment comparing to India and Bangladesh. Actually, my stay in Dhaka was just transit, same like the one at the beginning of the trip in Istanbul, Turkey. So, landing, bus to hotel, dinner, sleeping, breakfast, bus back to airport, formal procedures and take off. Sorry, no photos even.
Airport in Bangkok is totally new, a sample of modern technology and urbanism. After that the drive to downtown. I was shocked how westernised can an asian country be. But, no big deal, OK. Seeing all that I again realised that I'm not for big cities. I must admit I was a little depressed. But after finding a room beer followed. Not one, many. It was nice (as usual, ha?:)), also to see full street of main shopping street. Music from every corner. I was missing this simple move in India. Yes, dancing I mean :D
And after, we, or better to say my two friends (a couple), had a serious problem. It all started because of two-beers-payment with the waiters in pub. Fight followed and Thais were flying through the air like Bruce in his films. Crazy!! And sad: in hospital with 15 points in head. Sad. Still now I can feel a little fear that remained of whole situation, although I was drunk.
Today I was walking through the streets of centre of Bangkok. Nothing special, half of shops anyway closed because of Saturday. But now I better understand the story I once heard: some people come in Bangkok without everything, they buy a backapack, fill it with clothes and different stuff and go back home, where they sell everything and come through with positive billance :D
Tomorrow I stay, Monday I want to take a night train to north Thailand, I want to see the border parts with Myanmar and Laos. Or maybe I'll turn south (towards Phuket), to meet a Slovenian friend, who's leaving in two weeks.
Wish you peaceful and restful Sunday
from summer area, with love
k
posted by Stfek at
6:30 AM
1 Comments:
Demm! It sounds like you had a real adrenaline experience down there. So, you didn't participate in the fight? Good choice.
So how do you find Chang beer? Don't need many of those... But definitely better than foreign brands.
You'll see. Bangkok is only one face (of at least three) of the Thailand. Surely you'll enjoy it.
All best, Jure
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jorh, at 8:36 AM
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