We found our hotel on the 3rd try. It wasn't amazing, but it suited our purposes and we had showers in our rooms, which was really important. I shared a room with Erik because Kristen's friend, Natasha, was joining us soon.
I couldn't believe the amount of shopping on Khao San Road alone. (This is the road that most tourists go to... its famous.)
(Khao San road)
(Cool alleyway off Khao San road)
(Erik saying "THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!)
(Kristen and I saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THAILAND!!"
(tons of shoelaces!)
Everything was way cheap and awesome, but unfortunately I don't have all the money in the world like I wish I did.
The morning after we got to Bangkok (Christmas morning) we rented a Tuk Tuk to drive us around all day to various touristy spots. We saw way too many temples. There's only so much temple seeing that I can take in one day. Erik was still drunk from the night before. Such an idiot. I don't think its smart to do that, but what can I say?? I'm not his mother or his girlfriend, so in the end... I don't really care what he does.
Our Tuk Tuk driver kept taking us to random places (which we expected to happen... which is why it was so cheap). He took us to places like some jewelry store... and we just had to walk around and he got a coupon for gas... SO, we did. We are such nice people.
(Some Tuk Tuk's)
(along the road in Bangkok)
(From out the back of our Tuk Tuk... looking at ANOTHER Tuk Tuk)
(The taxi's are pink!! cool)
(Me, Kristen and Erik in our Tuk Tuk)
Then he took us to a travel agent type place. We booked a tour for the next day to see the floating market as well as some tigers. These were two things I really wanted to do.
(Buddha we saw in the morning)
(Erik carrying his beer in the temple... probably disrespectful)
(good job Erik)
(Me and Kristen)
(Taking a picture of this was probably disrespectful... oh well)
(Kristen taking some pics...)
(super gross rat)
Then we went to the Grand Palace which is where the King lives and where he 'performs his Kingly duties'. This place was MASSIVE. AND, you had to be dressed a certain way. i was wearing pants but a tank top, so I had to put on a Hawaiian print shirt that I would never wear on a normal day. Lucky for me, I was wearing pants. Kristen was wearing shorts and a tank, so she had to wear a long print skirt and a yellow Hawaiian print shirt. It was mismatching hell. I laughed quite hard about it. BUT, once again... it provided for an interesting story.
(Grand Palace)
(Kristen in her cool new outfit)
(you can see my super cool shirt)
(Inside the temple somewhere)
(HI!!!)
We wandered around for quite some time (considering the size of the place was absolutely massive), took a ton of pictures, including some funny ones with the guards that aren't allowed to move or show emotion. (Those are on Kristen's camera, so they will have to wait for a later date, considering she is on her way to Canada as we speak).
They had plumeria trees there, which are my favorite flower (everyone should know this)
(LOOK AT MY CUTE CAMERA CASE WITH THE ELEPHANT!!)
After this we went back to Khao San Road and wandered around and shopped for awhile. I bought a really cool colorful dress which I wore the next day.
(I'm not sure what they were doing, but they were wearing traditional Thai dresses)
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