Thailand vacation 4 Bangkok 12-26-05
I was on my own that day. I felt that if I had to go to that jewelry store/ factory show room place one more time I was going to snap. I wanted to go to Wat Po or Temple Po where they have the biggest Buddha in Thailand the reclining Buddha. I hailed a tuk-tuk and told him where I wanted to go. He gave me a spiel right out of my guide book about what to avoid. He starts talking about boat tours and souvenir stands, the kind of crap he gets a commission for dragging tourist to see. I tell him no thanks I want to go to the temple. The guy lies right to my face saying it is closed and will open shortly and oh by the way we can kill time at a shop he knows about. I Looked at my watch and it was 10:00 am and he is telling me one of the biggest tourist attractions in Bangkok if not all of Thailand opens an hour before noon on a monday. I guess the monks are a little hung over from partying on Sunday. I leave this prick behind and find a metered taxi. There is only so crooked those guys can be. I checked my guide book and of course it says it should be open.
When I got to Wat Po, what a surprise, it is open and bustling just like my guide book says and it is pretty fun. I look around and decide to spring for the $5 tour. The big Buddha is in fact very big. Very impressive even after the big one in Japan. This one is lying on it's side but covered in gold.
I waited patiently to get my picture taken and some dumb ass decided to but in on my territory. I hate this guy.
Some other very impressive stuff here too. They love the gold here.
I wanted to go to the national museum but the place is only open wed-sun. So I went to China town and wondered around there. I thought I could get some good dim sum but I ended up in an all seafood dim sum place. Yes sea food is delicious but I'm allergic to shell fish so I had to minimize my meal there.
I went out for a night on the town. I went to club CM2 but things don't really get started there till about 11ish so I got a Thai massage. Get your minds out of the gutter. Thai massage is actually a system of massage that uses traditional Chinese pressure points and utilizes knees, elbows and feet to exert a lot of force on the areas and to facilitate stretching. It is pretty cool and only costs about $5 an hour. There is some prostitution disguised as message but you can tell which is which by the location, uniforms and prices who is legit and who is not. If the message place is in a red light district they are all wearing miniskirts and they are asking for $100 for an hour, it isn't real Thai message. Also a glossy booklet with naked women on it is also a bad sign for legit message. Anyway I killed my time with real message until the club was busy. I had a great time. I showed everyone how it is done and burned the floor down. "Oh yeah smart guy," I hear you say. "Where do you burn a floor down too?" I burned the floor into the basement. My mad dance skills can burn a floor down to the basement and into the very earth if it is required.
When I got to Wat Po, what a surprise, it is open and bustling just like my guide book says and it is pretty fun. I look around and decide to spring for the $5 tour. The big Buddha is in fact very big. Very impressive even after the big one in Japan. This one is lying on it's side but covered in gold.
I waited patiently to get my picture taken and some dumb ass decided to but in on my territory. I hate this guy.
Some other very impressive stuff here too. They love the gold here.
I wanted to go to the national museum but the place is only open wed-sun. So I went to China town and wondered around there. I thought I could get some good dim sum but I ended up in an all seafood dim sum place. Yes sea food is delicious but I'm allergic to shell fish so I had to minimize my meal there.
I went out for a night on the town. I went to club CM2 but things don't really get started there till about 11ish so I got a Thai massage. Get your minds out of the gutter. Thai massage is actually a system of massage that uses traditional Chinese pressure points and utilizes knees, elbows and feet to exert a lot of force on the areas and to facilitate stretching. It is pretty cool and only costs about $5 an hour. There is some prostitution disguised as message but you can tell which is which by the location, uniforms and prices who is legit and who is not. If the message place is in a red light district they are all wearing miniskirts and they are asking for $100 for an hour, it isn't real Thai message. Also a glossy booklet with naked women on it is also a bad sign for legit message. Anyway I killed my time with real message until the club was busy. I had a great time. I showed everyone how it is done and burned the floor down. "Oh yeah smart guy," I hear you say. "Where do you burn a floor down too?" I burned the floor into the basement. My mad dance skills can burn a floor down to the basement and into the very earth if it is required.