Goodbye Bangkok

This will be the last blog for a few day since there will be no service in Vietnam. We have a guide for the entire time onshore in Vietnam so we should be fine.

Yesterday we were at the Floating Market and the Railroad Market. Their wares are spread out all over the place and when they hear a train coming they pack it up quick and run like hell. This is no easy task since these stalls contain every manner of food and clothing imaginable. This includes slithering snakes and creepy crawlies. It is very easy to get grossed out if you look too closely. But our guide kept feeding us and I'm not dead yet. Speaking of snakes, we saw a giant one yesterday which did scare the crap out of me.

Today we were in the big city. Downtown Bangkok is just like any other big city around the world with loads of smog and traffic and people. Even though they don't celebrate Christmas they have a humongous Christmas tree I the central shopping area.

We took a ride in a tuk tuk which is like a scooter with a back seat for two people. It darts in and out of traffic and is noisy. Each one is decorated and happily painted. It was fun except for the fact that we were dropped off in the wrong place and had no clue where we were and had almost no local money left. I did some serious cursing under my breath since everyone is so happy and smiling here that I didn't want to get arrested. Or sent to a mental institution. The local money is called bat like the baseball bat. It is worth about thirty two to our dollar.

We didn't

See any evidence of the sex industry. I think they try to keep it very hidden to the general tourist. I think if one asks discreetly one can find such activities. I am really glad we did not come across any of it. We did however see some of the hospitals dedicated to medical tourism. They look state-of-the-art. They are immaculate and the staffs are extremely well trained in all the top countries. The recuperation facilities are all in five star hotels on the beach. The costs are extremely cheap.

The 95 per cent majority is Bhuddist and there are shrines everywhere. People go into malls to cool off since it is very hot. About 90 today with high humidity. This is their winter. The summers go up to 115 or so. Maybe they are so mellow because it is too hot and humid to get angry. Not worth the effort. So it is goodbye to Thailand. We are about to leave for a three hour trip down the river to the Gulf of Thailand.

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