This time the trip report is fresh from one of the largest cities in the world, ergo we reached Bangkok. But before we go into detail with this electrifying traffic chaos, first the outward journey there. Previously, we were still in the small town that is Phetchaburi. Thither we came again by bus, as always, relatively comfortable and relaxing. Since the Thai population four to five meals a day devours the bus driver was also a compulsory visit to a food temple. There Matthi learned that there really is too sharp for his dishes tongue and that it does not improve, if you look everywhere truckloads chili powder tilts about food. Anyway, we arrived at dusk beginning Phetchaburi and monsoon rain, which robbed us of any desire to bargain and we jumped right into the first tuk-tuk. Tuk-Tuk's are motorized three-wheel polluters whose main goal is to visitors in a completely wrong driving directions to stores to sell them on there, where the driver can catch gasoline coupons. All the fun we had there, save for luck and we ended up at our hotel. Meanwhile, cheap room, though sparsely furnished, but it could come up with a different kind of attraction. Monkeys, monkeys everywhere, but more on that later. After the long trip we fell relatively quickly into the realm of dreams, at least if one could ignore the wheel of the monkey. The next day we boarded
then the mountain town, you know, earlier we went up by cable car. Above there was not only fantastic views of the city and its surrounding area but also to see much. Several impressive temples, which were connected by gardens. Particularly impressive was the "great trumpet", the striking architecture was noticed us on the eve of the bottom. The only annoying but also there were the monkeys that tried to steal my Pepsi bottle is essential and that too at unbelievable audacity. But the kids in the fountain were just cute, see photo. Back on the ground, it went straight on into the religious caves. These are underground caves, which are packed with Buddha figures and incredibly ugly kitsch. Nevertheless, we donated a few baht and allowed the same visit with a monk another hall, where we were selected gold particles on to stick to light incense and a statue, unbelievable. After this bizarre experience, we walked back to center to end the afternoon in the park. There we saw yet again a really small snake, however, had apparently already heard from us and twisted into a bush. In the evening we planned to rent a DVD yet, but really because the majority of the population does not have chunks speaks English, some of our featured quite problematic. After the third kind information, we should not buy the DVD, which we had never said we were better but then the room. There was always much better entertainment because as I said, yes, it was everywhere Monkeys.
So we left the window open times (which had a grid before) and settled down on the bed. Soon came the first monkey curious and tried to drag the process out of position. As the seemingly made the rounds, came more of the cute critters and tried to shake not only at the curtain, but to steal things from the room. At the same time were a maximum of three monkeys in the room that the curtain or the rumhangelten Seifestückchen hotel kidnapped. A big fun we have, however, held only reasonable on video. After Matthi too far, was one of the monkeys was almost kidnapped our diarrheal medicine, the villains were chased back outside, where threw it to the noise level to, with stones on the corrugated iron roof. That was even too much to us and we fled by bus to Bangkok. Since we arrived just south of downtown, we took taxi meter taxi, which are just unbelievable rates, thirty minutes had paid at least proud to be € 1.50. Deposed we were on Khao Sarn Road, Bangkok's backpacker street in general. There are also numerous hotels on hotel and junk stalls, internet cafes and street stalls. Despite the baggage, we decided to compare several hotels and found at the end of a room with hot shower, air conditioning and moderate noise for noise 11 € the night. Then we went to the night life, where we landed at an Italian and chatter at the end with two Munich on our next destination Cambodia. On the way back we noticed in addition to the many street bars, which propagated the welcoming slogan: We do not check ID card. For a non-stop any dealers who want to sell an electric shock lighters or wooden carvings with frog noises, the bargain sale here six years with three children nerves clock at night there are still roses and whores anyway. All in all, a unique area. The next day we started with the sightseeing, but once wandered for two hours through the streets, because our map had only about five plotted streets. We bought a Lonely Planet but of Cambodia, but also helped us further limited. Eventually, it was stupid to us then and we went by taxi to our first "untraceable" target, a gold Buddha-35m. Very impressive, even if much comes along the Thai decorative art incredibly cheesy. Then we went to a golden rider, whose real highlight was the building behind. Because of its roof had been a brilliant 360-degree view of this gigantic metropolis. In all four directions to the horizon was blocked everything, although relatively low, because the skyscrapers rising almost exclusively at the edge of the city to a huge Buinessdistrikt whose Smogglocke was obvious. When last we visited the Democracy Monument in the Art Deco style, which was surrounded by an eight-lane roundabout. Initially, as mentioned above, the traffic just a huge mess because the government has installed too late relief as the new skytrain. In addition, many motor scooters, tuk-tuk and taxi drivers drive easy as besengte pigs, zebra crossings or traffic lights are usually ignored. I spent the evening Matthi and separately, as it was already in our room when I got to know a few amino girls and provide them with a few Scots showed that whiskey is not panscht. This, however, take a little tribute The next morning, for Matthi had to explore the royal district alone, since I was little more to start. That's not so much because I'm going to the site in the next few days and still look the same antanzen with long pants there. Matthi could validly his shorts for a lot of change too great leggings, in mint green.
again with full energy and enthusiasm, we went the next day to the Siam Square, a shopping Mecca of superlatives. We already had enough after a shopping center and had just nine floors. However, we were in the countless small shops also find, Matthi bought two polo shirts in pink pig and poison dart frog green, Also a pink shirt. I got a new cell phone battery (and now is being turned to again, yippie!) And a maroon sweater. Of course we also got a few souvenirs, we just have to decide who will get the big wooden penis. Anyway, today we visited the Wat Arun, a really beautiful temple to please the extremely detailed design did. Then we wanted the Museum of Forensic Medicine, but got lost in the huge hospital complex. Without finding the museum, we were rattling in the pathology field, looking at once fresh corpses lie before us, whose deformed body would point to anything good. Quite a shock, since it just me, my first "real" body was, but we took pictures anyway. Any doctor then chased us and pointed us to the real museum, with its images of tsunami victims, car accidents and infant diseases, however, was not much better. It was interesting to all cases, but the stand around the bodies in the hallways was easy for us until now unimaginable. Anyway, we now spend a few days in this great city and then move on to Cambodia, oh, you better keep away from hospitals (except those forced to get well soon my snails!)
trumpet
monkey
Our street
giant Buddha
view over Bangkok
Democracy Monument
Palace
Spidy!
corpses ...
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