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Wed May 29 06:50:13 2002 (nmcfarl) Book: Footprint Thailand Location: Bangkok So Bangkok has been a weird city , we got here about a week ago and rachel imediatly came down with a really nasty flu. We spent half a week in the guesthouse, shanti lodge, the other half in the Hilton, a slightly nice place for rachel to recoup. I spent most my time in and out of the room but I still expored a bit. Mainly I saw the food stalls of bangkok. I have had some amazing grilled chicken (spicy!) and corn. Good fresh fruits, interesting sauasages, some very good soups and a couple of amazing chicken in sauces (peanut). Also some wierd yougurt/colas. Not my favorite. Schweppes Manao soda though is excellent. For desert the Manago and sticky rice is still a favorite, but roasted bananas, and cocolate icecream from 7-11 aren't bad. As for cultural stuff, I've seen some of the city walls, many wats, one of which had dancers and a large number of worshipers. 4 Monks in 1 tuk-tuk, definatly a 2 person conveince. A number of similar bits of street life. A fun cool place. Wed May 29 06:16:51 2002 (rr) Book: Footprint Thailand Location: bangkok so i've been sick. Nasty flu that i thought was dengue, could've been for all i know. Spent a week sleeping 24-7 mixed with various fun symptoms that are typical of flu and i shan't bore you with. It sucked. Being sick makes me only want american food (and to be back in usa). Also, only have seen one day's worth of sightseeing in Bangkok before I was sick. missed Ayuthaya and Kanchanburi, will have to see next time we come...Still feeling weak, but I am starting to feel stronger again as evidenced by this foray to an internet cafe. Leaving tomorrow as our month is up here and Nathan is completely sick of Bangkok. As far as i can tell, it sucks to walk around here, the city smells from the heat, pollution, and khlongs (canals). Plus the week spent entirely in A/C room seems to have made me unused to the heat again. However, the people are friendly and conversational at restaurants, in taxis, at the doctor, and so forth. Everyone's children seems to be studying at colleges in the U.S. We had a nice lunch at a cafe/antique store across from the swiss embassy yesterday. Other than that, i've been watching BBC World, ESPN, MTV, and Babewatch and reading the Bangkok post. and now the economist. Wed May 29 06:06:36 2002 (rr) Book: Footprint Thailand Location: Bangkok those of you that follow our itinerary probably think we're on our way to Bali. Due to various factors (a bad plane ticket along with us refusing to fly on China Airlines from Bali to Taipei, and whatever else), we are not going to Bali after all. Instead we're headed for Hong Kong tomorrow. |
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