Chilling in Bangkok
Monday, November 28th, 2005Kate and I made plans to meet up today as she is in BKK until Wednesday. Right now she is crashed illegally in my room..long story but if I can’t get out of Bangkok, don’t blame me:)
Today, we TRIED to get to the Golden Mountain and a few other temples. Apparently, today was some kind of Tourism Authority promotion. Basically, the tuk-tuk drivers will charge 10baht each ($0.25) to take you where you want to go BUT you have to go to the TAT (Tourism Authority) and to a silk shop. In return, the driver gets a gas voucher. I think its a scam and its a big pain in the ass if you don’t want to book a tour or buy tailored clothes. Our driver got mad and “dumped” us after taking us to the two temples. After walking for a bit, we decided to get over to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch=very touristy:) I spent the most money on a meal since I have been in Asia-for $12USD, I got ribs, frenchfries, baked beans, coleslaw, salad, and 2 cokes!!!! It was soooo awesome. I love Thai food..but rice and noodles get old after a week or so of eating them every day. After lunch, we decided to check out the MBK Center which is 7 floors of shopping, internet, playstation,movies, and anything you could imagine. Kate talked me into seeing Harry Potter 4. Mind you, I haven’t seen any of the others yet. It was soo cool. They have an awesome cinema and after the previews they show pictures of the king and everyone stands out of respect. There are pictures of the king everywhere. It was a pretty good movie too. For $2.50USD:) 2 sodas and a popcorn were $2.00USD. I am getting spoiled here!!!
All in all, a very nice day! Oh, if anyone wants anything (CDs, DVDs, etc…let me know-they are available for $1 or $2)……Now, I have to find out about Koh Samui..apparently they ahd flooding this past week and I have to make sure all is cool!
Ciao for now!
kris