Bangkok = Crazytown

Good bye Thailand

14.04.2008 36 °C

Oh Canada, I am home! After 4 airplanes, 5 airports, 26 hours, and 1 cancelled flight, I'm just happy to have made it back safely. I've been stuffing my face with all the foods I missed eating (like my mom's chocolate chip cookies) and telling lots of stories of my adventures.

Before flying home, I spent my last two days in Bangkok, in the blazing summer heat. I stayed in a hotel on Khao San Road - where tourists like to party and shop at the market. I bartered for a new backpack and souvenirs to fill it with.

I also did a bit of gallery hopping around the city and shopping at a huge seven storey mall. I was crossing the street to the art gallery when a tuk tuk driver stopped me to tell me it was closed...hoping he could drive me somewhere else. Don't trust anyone in Bangkok, people say. (It was definitely open!)

The Grand Palace in Bangkok is a complex of historical buildings. It used to be the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th-20th century. Every day, thousands of people travel to see the palace's gorgeous jewels and the emerald buddha.