Bangkok: Wats, Wats and More Wats

We've been in Bangkok for a couple of days now and have seen a lot of wats (temples). They're absolutely stunning but we must admit that we've gotten a little watted-out. This city is as amazing as everyone said it would be - full of the hussle and bustle of a teaming city with all the sights and smells of Asia.

There is no shortage of street food with a vendor every 2 metres. Edan has to stop and marvel at every one. So far he's tried dried squid, fried worms and crickets and many round and square rice things with other mystery items inside. I've had bite of almost everything but have stuck to more tame choices for my snacks and meals. Thais have perfected the use of the plastic bag, many of which are puffed up and contain everything from condiments, fruits and vegetables or dumplings to entire meals. We haven't yet figured out whether the puffed up bag is intended to make the food look better or to keep it from getting squished ....

Today we took a canal tour. We originally intended to find the public canal taxi in order to pay a couple of cents to ride along and look at the scenery. However, after a mistaken ferry trip across the river and much haggling we succombed to the 1 hour tourist boat as no one would point us in the direction of the public canal taxi. Not for foreigners, we supposed. At least we met a nice German couple to share the cost of the boat and we're planning to meet up with them for future adventures.

In a couple of hours we will take an overnight bus to Chiang Mai (northern Thailand). From there we hope to do some mountain trekking, possibly a cooking class and then head overland to Laos.

For those of you who've heard about the bombings in Southern Thailand, we're obviously fine and far removed from those provinces. We aren't going diving in Southern Thailand for another month and have no intention of going to those provinces.

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