We got to the Krabi airport with plenty of time to spare (we
were way better at being early to airports this trip then you would expect). We
got some coffee and were able to go straight through. Thank goodness because we
just wanted to sit, chat and read a bit – it was pretty early in the am. We
flew out with no problems and landed in Bangkok around 10. With no where to
stay we knew that we wanted to stay near Koh San Road at the same place as Ross
and Mariya. We hopped in a taxi and told him to take us to Koh San Road – we
figured we could find our way from there. We walked the entire road (it was
crazy and it was only the morning) and found our place with little problem (a
kind man pointed us in the right direction).
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| "There! Now the sweat will never enter my eyes again!" |
By this time it was around 10:30am.
When we asked for a room we were told that they had to wait for everyone to
check-out, only then would they know if they had an open room or not. We
decided to set up shop at the little outdoor restaurant around the corner,
order some beer and a club sandwich and wait. While we drank and ate we took
turns, every 15 minutes, going to the desk and asking for a room.
We continued
this until I ran outside waving the key at 1 o’clock!!! Needless to say we were
a little buzzed and sweaty (the sun was beating down).
We dropped our things,
took a quick trip to the pool and then decided that while in Bangkok we had to
do something educational. We put on pants and long sleeves (I went with a tank
and scarf) and headed to a temple. Once we found out that I had to buy a legit
long sleeve and we had to pay for two tickets that weren’t going to be cheap we
snapped a few pictures with the temple in the background and left…we relaxed in
an open field under the sun for a few minutes which was lovely and then found
our own way back to the hotel. The long pants and shirts had to GO! 
On our way
back to the hotel we just so happened to run into Ross, Mariya, Matt and Shelby
who were just finishing up their dinner! We sat with them for a bit and then
headed home to shower and relax. We went up to their room for some drinks and a
catch-up and then hit Koh San Road together J
what a place at night!! Shops, restaurants and bars line both sides of the
street, there were people and lights everywhere and my word the food stalls
smelled good (it’s possible that they smelled extra yummy because they were
relatively cheap)!
After we walked the street twice we headed back to the hotel
to say goodnight. John and I knew we only had one night in Bangkok and no
matter how tired we were feeling, we had to go out! We began with a street
massage and boy was mine wonderful! John was brave (silly John) and said ‘full’
while I said ‘feet’. Mine was so relaxing and lovely while John’s began
wonderfully I was trying not to laugh at what was to come next for him. Having
my feet done meant that I could see what the other ‘full’ decision-makers were
experiencing – yikes!! At one point the woman had John sitting down with her
leg wrapped around him while she twisted him from right to left- strange.
After
this experience we went home, showered, changed and left before we could fall
asleep! We found a great restaurant on Koh San Road and thought a bucket was a
good idea. John ordered two rum and cokes. The waiter came back with 4 coke
zeroes and 2 pints of rum (2 cokes and 1 pint each)…Danger!! It was because of
a crazy truck driver from England, Benjamin Thomas that we got to know Dave and
Emma (friends from Australia). We ended up chatting with them for most of the
night and laughed a lot – such interesting people! Dave decided to move to an
island in Cambodia and is opening up a hostel there. Emma was coming to visit
and see how it was all coming along. After buckets, strolling and dancing it
was time to call it a night. On the way home was no different then walking down
Koh San Road – men were all over the place promoting ping-pong shows by popping
their lips together. All I could do was laugh!!
What a night out in Bangkok!!
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