Bangkok - an interesting (and hot) place to visit

Bangkok is an interesting place to visit.  If you don’t do well in the heat you might find it a bit of a trial.  Some of the things we did there included:

Visiting The Jim Thompson house.  He was an American who settled in Thailand and became a very successful entrepreneur in the silk trade.  His house is now a tranquil spot to visit and has a nice shop with quality silk goods for sale.

Visiting temples in the Grand Palace.  A must see attraction.  But no shorts or bare feet are allowed – ie flip flops without socks not allowed.

Visiting Lumphini park – it’s a large park (360 sq acres).  It is full of people doing tai chi and martial arts, having get togethers, biking, running and anything else you can imagine.

Having lunch down by the river – you will see from the picture the sorts of boats that whizz down the river – and that the river looks pretty dirty.  I wouldn’t want to fall into it.

But it isn’t all pretty.  And the traffic is pretty horrendous – and interesting and exciting all at the same time.  The people, though, are just great.  Polite, friendly and peaceful (well, when they aren’t protesting about something).