Bangkok

tuk tuk

khao san road

chinatown

So much fun! First of all, it is so nice to be out of Europe and actually be able to afford things, like food, internet, your hostel, etc. We skimped so much on food in Europe that it is starting to show...poor Nathan has lost weight! Now, in South East Asia...we will eat. We liked Bangkok. We stayed at a great little hostel in a less touristy part of town and it was perfect - and they made fabulous iced vanilla lattes in their little cafe! The "best pad thai" in Bangkok was served at a restaurant across the street from our hostel and it was packed out every night; very good and very cheap! We explored the old town, walked through the crazy, loud markets (that have everything you could ever imagine or want to buy, including "Kitchen Aid" mixers that we watched them making out on the streets), we explored China Town and Kao San Road, ate noodle soup from sidewalk vendors, rode tuk tuks, took a boat up the river, ran desperately across streets trying to dodge the crazy traffic, hid in our hotel during torrential downpour and deafening thunder and lightening...it was great.