Last day in Bangkok!!!

Tired and slightly poisoned, I made it out to Wat Pho and Wat Arun on my last full day in Thailand:

Wat Pho, one of the largest reclining Buddhas in the world.

This painting is actually a door at the Temple.

I then crossed the river to see Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. I initially got lost in the surrounding complex...

but managed my way in...

Looking up:

I did climb it, it was steep.

The view

Alternate view:

Smoggy skyline:

Lazy:

It was hot. I took shelter...

A/C was required, so I ventured to Siam Ocean World:

(spotted garden eels)

Bangkok: Day II

If my memory and records (photos) serve me right... I spent the second day at the Grand Palace; sweating my butt off. It was extremely humid and fatigue from the trip had started to set in, so I called it a day after departing the palace. I spent the rest of day in some sort of air conditioned place... Now on to the photos!

I took the SkyTrain to the Water Taxis - Passing Wat Arun on the way to the palace:

Guarding the Palace

Taking Turns

First peek inside:

Many areas were being restored

Standing guard

The buildings were incredible

squats?

the craftsmanship...

siesta

Chakri Mahaprasad Hall

omg the food on this street...

wow... I'm really bad at this...

I flew into Bangkok nearly 2 months ago. Here are the pics from the first loooong day!

We left our hotel bright and early, ate some mochi donuts from Dunkin Donuts and said our goodbyes. Unfortunately it was raining like nothing else, so my flight was delayed a couple of hours. Luckily, HKT airport has a second floor where you can kinda chill... I passed time watching people react when the power went out and editing photos.



I came across this Thai Airways restaurant. The waiters and waitresses were dressed in flight attendant uniforms.


I finally got into sunny Bangkok late in the afternoon. BKK airport is ridiculous. Not quite as baller as Changi, but still reallllly nice:


Waiting for our luggage to arrive... took... forever...


Throughout the trip, I've used public transport when available, and Bangkok was no different. I bused to a transit station, then transferred buses and headed to Victory Monument via help of a local. From there, another local guided me to the Sky Train station, which I took to my hotel. It took well over an hour... but everyone had been super helpful!

I must say, Park Plaza Hotels are freaking slick:


If i'm sitting on the bed, this is my view to the right:

Kinda awkward, but very neat! I could watch TV while showering!

I got HUUUUNGRY so I left to explore. Here is the view from Asok Station:


And here is Asok Station:


I headed to Paragon Mall to explore their epic food court:

*Note that I couldnt fit the mall into one photo while using my widest lens...

So here is the food court inside of the food court. One had to buy a re-fillable payment card to eat at these local hawker-style spots. I believe it was the curry shop that ended up giving me food poisoning...

delicious delicious food poisoning...

After that, I wandered into the grocery store and came across one of the most epic/sensory overload/omg aisles ever:


I stared for a bit, then stared at people staring at it. Then loaded up on junk food, betagen, and aloe drinks and returned to the hotel...


I should have day 2 of Bangkok posted this weekend.

Phuket Town

On our last day, we took the bus from Kata to Phuket. We got there a bit early and had to wait for the driver to finish up his game:


The 45-min ride took us by lots of the local joints.


Unlike the school bus, we didn't have to keep our limbs inside.


Why we weren't at the beaches...


Hello Cop! (click it)


View from inside the bus:


Looking back:


I wish I knew how to cook it.


She made the best gummy candy ever!


I wanted to go inside...


Preferred transport:


Wandering around.


Natural design <3

Our bus driver pulled out a cigarette, and got a scolding.