Day 2 Bangkok Jeremy

Day 2 in Bangkok started off a lot slower. Bangkok is not only 35 degrees but also incredibly humid. Your body definitely has to acclimatise and whatever you doing out and about the sweat is constantly dripping off your face. After a long breakfast we decided to relax by the pool for a bit. We would miss the midday sun and then head out on our adventure. We left the hotel about 1:30pm and head for Wat Po or the reclining buddha. Quite an impressive statue of a buddha lying down and huge in size. We wandered around the area looking in the various small temples with more buddha statues and people praying. By this time the heat is getting to us so we stop at a local joint nearby for some Pad Thai and a big beer. This works out quite well sharing the beer and its quite surprising that Candice is drinking beer because as most of you know she is a wine person. In the 12 years odd we have been together Ive see candice drink beer twice.

From here we took the ferry across the river to Wat Arun for 3 baht. 3 baht is 6p. You can climb to the top of this temple and you have quite a nice view of Bangkok. Going down is little eerie as its quite steep. Its very touristy and you have the locals selling all the usual paraphernalia. All we can think about now is getting back to the hotel for a dip in the pool. Just before we get back on the ferry to cross the river again there is a sign feed the fish for 10 baht.
Looking down there are loads of fish all swimming with there mouths pointing towards the surface waiting to be fed. I find this interesting cause I though fish only have a memory of 7 seconds. I didn't want to disappoint the fish so I fed them. The fish go absolutely crazy as you start throwing the bread and the force of the fish trying to get to the bread first means other fish our literally pushed out of the water. Good entertainment for 20p.

We head back on the river taxi which if you ever go to Bangkok is very cheap its 10-15 baht a trip. Its a good way to see the city. There is also the sky train and the traditional taxis and TUK TUKS to get around. After a swim to cool off we decided to head out to Khoa San Road. This area of Bangkok has loads of hostels and is the very touristy spot. It has loads of watering holes,shops and vendors selling just about anything. Candice had a ball in a shop called pvssy pink. Rings,Bangles,necklaces and loads of jewellery. Loads of tanned tourists everywhere you look and the locals trying to get you to buy whatever it is they are selling. We decide to stop and have a drink. I fee like something other than a beer so we order a Barcadi Bucket. A 180ml bottle with one RedBull. Its a tad bit strong so we order a Sprite and add it to the bucket. As one table empties another one fulls up and we get chatting to the fellow travellers. We met awesome People from Ireland, Canada and Sweden. I had a good laugh with the Swedish guys. Its there last day and they are eating every type of insect you can think of. Grasshopers, Scorpions, Coackroaches and array of different bugs. He uses the phrase "Once in a lifetime" but watching these okes eat something and then chase it with beer puts me off a bit. Candice is a little bit more adventurous and eats one of the bugs. One guy says it tastes like potatoes, another says peanuts and candice said it tasted roasted even a bit like popcorn. After the bucket we are getting into the vibe and with the music blaring we order another bucket. People are drinking beer out of massive keg type tower things. Its 11pm and Im still sweating it does not cool down in Bangkok.



Wat Pho


Wat Pho


Wat Arun


Kho San Road


Guy doing a funnel upside down


Bug eating looks like it tastes interesting



They ate those



The adventurous wife.