Bangkok is really something. I don't know what to make of it yet. If I could sum it up in one word it would be, heavy. Heavy in activity, heavy in noise, heavy in smog. Actually, really heavy in smog. I had to take my inhaler cause I couldn't breathe, so yeah, really heavy in smog.
We checked into our hotel, showered and got ourselves organized then ventured out in Sukhumvit (area of Bangkok). We briefly asked the hotel front desk people where we should head (seeing that a lot of our Bangkok plans have been altered thanks to the flooding) and they sent us to the biggest damn mall I've ever seen. That's something coming from a Jersey Girls mouth. We wandered the chaos that a brand spankin new Bangkok mall provides and then trekked back to our hotel.
We ended up eating at the restaurant right at our hotel cause Jetlag was very quickly catching hold of me. I ordered a curry but like the dumbass I am, forgot to say "nid-noi phed" which means 'very little spice' so Steve (the wonderful husband that he is) gave me his mild noodle dish instead.
Now I lay here in bed with our ginormous window overlooking night time in Bangkok (which I actually think is much prettier than the day time) wondering what the next few days will hold. The flooding is still a threat to all of Bangkok. As of now central Bangkok is fine but there's evidence of the anxiety it's causing everywhere. We passed many shops that actually built concrete walls around their businesses, not to mention the walls of sand bags EVERYWHERE. Outside of central Bangkok is not as lucky. We'll find out tomorrow if we're able to do any sightseeing in the old temple. I'm not getting my hopes up. All in all though, we can't complain.
Anyway, here's a picture of the view from our hotel room. Goodnight friends and family!
That's a great view!
ReplyDeleteGood thing that you have "nid-noi phed" memorized - I suspect that you'll be using it a lot over the next month.