Day 205 (Sun 28 Jan) - Bangkok
Had breakfast and met up with Steve and Fiona at our guesthouse. Walked the short distance to Phra Athit pier and waited for the ferry to take us down the river. The ferry took us along the busy river to Tha Ratchawong from where we walked into Chinatown. As we walked through the crowded markets we definitely experienced an 'assault on the senses'. Sarb particularly liked trying to guess what parts of the animal (and in a number of cases what animal) the various stall holders were selling. The large pink jelly like globules got him though.
Our senses weren't the only things that were being assaulted - those little thai women have sharp elbows and when they are on a mission there is no stopping them.
After surviving Chinatown, and a brief stop to take a breather and check the maps, we all felt we desrved a little refreshment in a posh hotel before tackling Little India. We walked through a covered market area that seemed to stretch for miles and was absolutely crowded. Although you were in fact shuffling along it felt at times that you were actually being moved by the closely pressed people all around you.
Keeping up with tradition Sarb wanted to find Sri Gurusingh Sabha, the local Sikh temple. We had no problem finding it - it was a massive building in the middle of Little India. The problem was actually getting near it as it was surrounded by a busy market with a maze of alleyways. Finally found the entrance and Sarb was able to have his photo taken outside it.
Headed back towards the river, hoping to find somewhere to stop off for lunch on the way. Unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere decent serving up vegetarian food. From Tha Tien pier we took a ferry back to Phra Athit pier where we stopped off at Roti-Mataba cafe a local eatery for curry and roti.
After a rest we met up again in the evening. We went to check out Ranee's Guesthouse, which was meant to sell good vegetarian food (BTW - if you haven't guessed Steve and Fiona are vegetarians). We found Ranee's guesthouse at the back of Khao San Road and had a great meal. An added bonus was that they served wine, Jo was happy and, with a little help from Fiona, polished off a carafe of wine.
Our senses weren't the only things that were being assaulted - those little thai women have sharp elbows and when they are on a mission there is no stopping them.
After surviving Chinatown, and a brief stop to take a breather and check the maps, we all felt we desrved a little refreshment in a posh hotel before tackling Little India. We walked through a covered market area that seemed to stretch for miles and was absolutely crowded. Although you were in fact shuffling along it felt at times that you were actually being moved by the closely pressed people all around you.
Keeping up with tradition Sarb wanted to find Sri Gurusingh Sabha, the local Sikh temple. We had no problem finding it - it was a massive building in the middle of Little India. The problem was actually getting near it as it was surrounded by a busy market with a maze of alleyways. Finally found the entrance and Sarb was able to have his photo taken outside it.
Headed back towards the river, hoping to find somewhere to stop off for lunch on the way. Unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere decent serving up vegetarian food. From Tha Tien pier we took a ferry back to Phra Athit pier where we stopped off at Roti-Mataba cafe a local eatery for curry and roti.
After a rest we met up again in the evening. We went to check out Ranee's Guesthouse, which was meant to sell good vegetarian food (BTW - if you haven't guessed Steve and Fiona are vegetarians). We found Ranee's guesthouse at the back of Khao San Road and had a great meal. An added bonus was that they served wine, Jo was happy and, with a little help from Fiona, polished off a carafe of wine.
posted by Jo and Sarb at
1/28/2007 04:31:00 am
1 Comments:
when the guide book said 'sense assaulting' we didn't realise that touch would be one of them - the thai have sharp elbows!
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