With all of the best intentions, I took a taxi over to the Grand Palace for a tour. When I got there some poorly English speaking guys told me the Palace was closed until 1:00 p.m. It was only 11:00 a.m. Bummer! I decided I didn't want to hang around for two hours since I had some shopping I wante
d to do. So I hailed a taxi, showed him where I wanted to go on my map of Bangkok, and he nodded and said OK. He first took me to an executive office building at which the securityy guard told him he was wrong and where he needed to go. Next he dropped me off at what I perceived was close to where I wanted to go. I got out and made a left hand turn and walked for two hours trying to extricate myself out of my dilemma. I got lost and really had a hard time finding my way back to the hotel even with my map. I ended up down some ally and thought, "boy have you really screwed up." I put my best scowl on and walked back to the main road. Long story short - I got back. Not much fun. Man there are Russians and Germans all over the place.
d to do. So I hailed a taxi, showed him where I wanted to go on my map of Bangkok, and he nodded and said OK. He first took me to an executive office building at which the securityy guard told him he was wrong and where he needed to go. Next he dropped me off at what I perceived was close to where I wanted to go. I got out and made a left hand turn and walked for two hours trying to extricate myself out of my dilemma. I got lost and really had a hard time finding my way back to the hotel even with my map. I ended up down some ally and thought, "boy have you really screwed up." I put my best scowl on and walked back to the main road. Long story short - I got back. Not much fun. Man there are Russians and Germans all over the place.After a relaxing lunch, now that I was OK, I went shopping.
That's it - I went shopping.
I'm just about packed and fly out tomorrow morning on a 6:35 a.m. flight.
I 
want to share with a few last pictures that catch the flavor of Bangkok. As you may know, Thailand is a Buddist country. It has many temples large and small. The one on the corner of a major intersection intrigued me because of the number of people who stop to pray. Notice all the ventures that cater to the needs of the faithful.
want to share with a few last pictures that catch the flavor of Bangkok. As you may know, Thailand is a Buddist country. It has many temples large and small. The one on the corner of a major intersection intrigued me because of the number of people who stop to pray. Notice all the ventures that cater to the needs of the faithful.There are some other shots of the vendors that are all over the streets. Unfortunately, the camera cannot give you the smells. Oh those smells.
Did I mention dogs? Buddists don't harm life. So the dogs stroll in the streets and lay on the sidewalks with no one giving them a hard time.
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