We saw the Wat Phra Kaew, home of the Emerald Buddha, and walked around the Grand Palace. The temples here are so ornate; things still look shiney and sparkly. We'd occasionally see people working on restoring the temples, buddha statues, and wall murals. It's amazing to see how well kept everything is.
We took a lunch break over at the Chao Phraya River with some fried rice and fresh pineapple.
Afterwards, we walked over to Wat Pho, housing the Reclining Buddha. I can't imagine having to build the temple around this thing. It's gynormous!! Good thing we went inside when we did, because it started to pour outside. And smart me, I decided at the last moment to ditch my windbreaker and umbrella right before leaving the hostel. We walked around the Wat Pho area to try to find the massage school, but we kept getting turned about, so we gave up.
Martin and I decided to check out the Museum of Siam, and it was pretty cool. The exhibits on Thai culture and history were interactive and fun. I went to the Hong Kong History Museum the day before I left for Thailand. It's pretty cool that these countries can trace their history way back into time, where as in the US, well, it's not even 300 years old yet.
When we left the Museum of Siam, it was still pouring, and without an umbrella or any cover up at all, I gave up and just headed back to the hostel to rest up. I made plans to have dinner with my cousin's friend, Joe, so it was time to nap.
Good thing I did, because it turned out to be a super fun night! It started a little bit off though. We planned to meet at this restaurant named Beach 22 out near the Sukhumvit area, but what was supposed to be a 1hr trip turned out to be almost 2 hours: 15 min cab ride to the SkyTrain, 15 min SkyTrain ride, and an 1.5 hr cab ride that went in all the wrong directions. We eventually made it though, with Joe and his girlfriend, Elle, waiting for us with food already on the table. They were super nice and great hosts. We ate some yummy (non-street) Thai food, although I had trouble with some dishes that were a bit too spicey for me. I kept choking and had to wash it down with some Singha beer!
Afterwards, we were deciding on what to do, whether to just go to a bar for a couple drinks, or go all out and go clubbing at Royal City Avenue (RCA). I was hesitant about going to RCA at first because it would be pricier, but when was I going to be in Bangkok again, and get to party with all these random people that became instant friends? It was a no brainer.
RCA was crazy fun...clubbing in Bangkok was pretty awesome because:
1. Martin had to rent shoes across from the club since his flip-flops were not allowed inside. They even provided socks for him! WTF? Where can you do that in the States?!
2. Everyone gets a table together with a bottle of whiskey (with mixers) to share. Communal drinking? So Asian. Good deal too.
3. The music was super fun...Joe mentioned most of the DJs were Thai, but were from the States.
4. LAZERS! Lazers were everywhere! Joe said it best. They party here like it's NYE all the time.
Only thing not so awesome, was the fact that there were tables throughout the entire floor. Meaning no real dance floor. People just danced around their tables. Such a shame, since the music being played was defintely dance your @ss off music.
After a semi-long cab ride home, our night wouldn't be complete without some street food after a night of drinking.
Unfortunately, that still didn't help out my hangover the next day :|
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