This is our 3rd time in Bangkok and we've done a lot around here so it was easy for us to negotiate the city and get some things that we needed done. The first stop was at the train station where we booked our bus tickets to Ko Tao for tomorrow night, and train tickets down to Malaysia in just over a week! We're all pretty excited to be getting some beach time in ...
Afterwards we caught the metro to the Malaysian Embassy for some questions and clarification - although the lady wasn't sure, she thinks we should be able to leave and re-enter Malaysia a few times.
From here we had a journey on the Skytrain, looking down on the city that was whizzing past us and eventually jumped off at the MBK Centre where we picked up a few necessities and had lunch.
Back in the heart of tourist town we wandered the streets looking for bargains, but there were none to be had. We're finding that the sellers here are obviously sick of tourists and aren't that keen to bargain - when you try and bargain they just get shitty and say something along the lines of "go to another shop then". Maybe they should consider a career change ...
In the evening we headed onto the street to enjoy Master Yim's cooking delights - we're mesmerised by his flair for favour that he creates in an almost meditative state. While we sit there's never a dull moment as there are always people passing by, colourful lights and an atmosphere of playful noise.
Adlibing Mr Yim.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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