Friday, December 7, 2007

Tom Revisits the City He Loves.... Brenda is Wide-Eyed!



Brenda is getting her first taste of retail sales on the street - Bangkok style.



Upon searching for the recommended guest House off Sukumvit Soi Eleven - we by chance found the most beautiful hostel, Suk 11, tucked away down a back alley off a busy street. If you travel to Bangkok - you must stay here, at just $20 a night and filled with the charm of interntional travelers and the warmth of the thai community....



right next to the hostel, is an amazing little restaurant, Gallery 11, next to it, Suk Spa, with traditional soaking baths and thai massages. Just beautiful, old thailand.



We relax, enjoy lunch and take it all in...



Next Stop... Chao Phraya River. Bangkok was filled with river canals back in the 1700's as the reigning King expanded commerce in this then young cty. The canals, once used as major thoroughfares, are now relaxing avenues away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Traffic, they say, along the smaller canals is quite slow, but the main river is filled with fast moving riverboat taxis.... it's a feel for what once marked Bangkok as the "Venice of the East"...



We got on a longtail boat at the base of the river and rode it uptown to one of the hundreds of temples marking the way upriver.....



This is the Temple of Dawn. More detailed shots of this spectacular site in a separate posting!



Above... one of the many backyards of these riverhomes. An old boat used by a local family to traverse Chao Phraya.



Famous... and not so famous hotels border this river path along Bangkok's east side.



Next Stop... The Temple of Dawn and all it's diverse mosiacs....

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, I'm so jealous...... Enjoy....

LOL Roe

pamiyam said...

Hi, I have never been to thailand but it has always been on my list. After seeing your photos I think I will move it up on the priority list!! Thanks for the inspiration. Pammm