Bangkok Adventures--Temple Hopping

After a good night rest, I was ready to actually walk instead of hobble walking due to the itchiness of the bites. The diagnosis of the doc--they are insect bites. What insect? ...Insects... Thanks doc for that clarification... -____- Well, at least after the medication it didn't itch as much thankfully.

We had another long day ahead of us. We walked down to the ferry to take us up the river to Wat Pho as well as the Grand Palace and the Amulet Market in the city. Getting to the ferry took us about an hour due to the fact that we were lost for a while and had to walk like 3 intersection back (equivalent to 6 avenue blocks!!!). We finally reached the ferry and we were informed that there were only two more ferries for the day. Luckily, we got on the 2nd to last ferry out of the pier.

 

Ferry Stop

 

Giant Stone Statue

 

Meeeow! Cat punch!

 

Candle and Buddhas

 

Welcome to Wat Po

 

The tourist didn't know how to take our photo...le sigh~

We took it up to Wat Pho and proceeded to tour around the temple. Wat Pho has the reclining Buddha as well as giant stone statues at most of the doorways. I think the reclining Buddha in Wat Pho is the 3rd biggest one in Thailand?...

 

Lines of Buddha everywhere

 

Siamese cats of the temple

 

Do not touch the butt hehehe

108 Bronze bowls to represent auspicious characteristics of the Buddha 

After Wat Pho, we were starving so we headed to eat and then even though we were stuffed, we bought some mango from the mango lady. As we walked to the Grand Palace, it looked like it was about to pour so we headed in, but found out it was about 400 baht to enter. We decided to not do the Grand Palace and find the Amulet Market instead. I recently got a protecting amulet from my cousin so I wanted to find a necklace for it that didn't irritate my neck. As we were walking and stopped to look at necklaces, it started to pour. Luckily, the necklace place did have the kind of beads I was looking for and we sat there while the guy placed the amulet on the necklace.

After the rain let up, we attempted to find another temple. While trying to find the temple, we head monks meditating so we followed the meditation and sat in while they were doing it. My legs were so numb at the end, but,  it was nice to hear meditation and be part of something that tourists rarely get to take part in.

 

Sunset

We missed the time to climb the temple which apparently offered a great view of the city, but I think hearing meditation trumps that. We couldn't find a cab to bring us back during rush hour so we had to settle for a tuk tuk.  Once we made it back to the hostel, we went for dinner and had more drinks afterward with friends we made at the hostel.

Back to Bangkok again --Silom Road

Taking the mini bus back, we got back to Bangkok also around mid-afternoon before catching a cab from Victory Monument to our Hostel--WE Bangkok.

As soon as we checked-in, it started to POUR! We tend to be lucky in the sense that we never got caught in the rain with our stuff. After we put our stuff down, we asked where the closest clinic was so I could get my legs checked out. Luckily, it wasn't very far from the hostel so I hobbled there like a penguin to get it checked out. Even the people at the hostel was like, WHOA, what happened?

They seemed to have swollen up more overnight and I was tempted to pop them. It looked like they would pop by themselves too. Went into the clinic and the doc was like 'how can I help you?' I showed him my feet and he was like have a seat lol.  I sat down, he examined my feet and then called for a needle, cleaned it and started to work on my legs. He popped them, squeezed them with a cotton swab and then put ointment on them. He basically repeated this for about 20 mins.

After they have all been popped, he gave me some colorful pills to eat until they get better. I haven't seen pink,green or even blue pills in a long time.

We took it easy the first night back into the city so  met some new friends at the hostel and went to see LOOPER the movie with Bruce Willis. After the movie, we headed back to the hostel for drinks and called it a night. 

Khao San--Hangover nightmare (Not me)

We landed around 3pm local time and caught a taxi to our hostel which was located at Khao San Rd. We didn't know this was the infamous Khao San Rd. of Hangover 2... The hotel looked okay. We were placed in the 25 bunk bed dorm room set-up with our own electric plug and book lights. Thankfully, it was A/C'ed and the bathrooms were good.

After we checked in and settled down, went to exchange money and eat some lunch. A street magician performed some card tricks and set his wallet on fire. His name was 'Maxican'. While waiting for the food to arrive, a deaf woman came up from behind and was selling magnets but she was confused because from behind I looked like a boy but then she saw me and got even more confused because I was a girl. (Didn't help I was wearing my hat backwards and slouch lol)

She did the universal hand movement for boobs and penis and then proceeded to come closer to inspect with her hands! I was violated! =____= Luckily she didn't push lol

This was just several hours after I land in Bangkok.... What else is going to happen on this trip?!

After that experience, we headed back to the hostel because it was pouring and showered before heading out again at night for food. Walked around the area and it was just bars, bars, random stalls of food and merchandise and more bars.

Bought a personalize fabric bracelet from a street vendor who did it in 10 mins! It was very impressive. I decided to sleep early but fucking people I swear do not know common decencies. A group of like 10-15 people barged in, turned on the lights, spoke loud as hell and stomped their way around. It took them 30 mins to leave.  After they left, I fell back asleep until they fucking woke everyone up again at 3am. They were drunk and obnoxious. Had to get up, tell the friends to tell their drunk ass friend to keep quite (he was talking very loud on his cellphone...) and they had to nerve to tell me " He isn't our friend. You go talk to him." I may be young, but I ain't stupid, you guys were the ONLY ones talking and came in TOGETHER and made all that noise. I had to go to his bed, and tell him go downstairs to make the call...It took him a good ass 15 min to get downstairs. His friends weren't better--they didn't know how to turn off the light they turned on so instead of actually finding a way, they just kept saying how do you turn off the light or fuck the light.

 

The many selections

 

Wolf Pack among other sayings...

 

Tourist, beer and massage= Khao San Rd

 

Local drink bags

 

Have it your way McD, but I don't heart Khao San

I was so happy we were leaving for Phetchubri the next day. I wanted to kill them all.