After traveling back up and arriving in Bangkok at 3am, we were fortunate enough to find a hotel that allowed us to check in at 4am. We rested up for a bit and decided to explore the MBK mall. After a very tiring morning at the mall we walked away we nothing to show for our efforts because Thailand is much more expensive than anywhere else in our traveks. We took a boat up the river and then explored Chinatown. Chinatown was a bustling market selling many interesting and random things.
We returned to our hotel near the infamous Khao San Road to cool down before venturing out again for some delicious street Pad Thai. We found ourselves a streetside bar to sit at and people watch for the night.
The next day Andrew and Candice went on a tour to Kanchanaburi. After taking a hour and a half train ride over the bridge over the River Kwai, we stopped for a buffet lunch on the river. The action packed day then went off to do a short river raft ride down the river. Along our float we saw two "crocodiles" that turned out to be large monitor lizards. After our rafting experience we hopped on a bus and headed to the Sai Yok Nai waterfall before the main prospect for the day, elephant riding. The ride was about 15-20 mins long but was definitely a highlight for Candice and Andrew.
While Candice and Andrew did their adventure for the day, Chris explored Bangkok and its many street food vendors. Tasting fried and barbequed banana, green curries, coconut candies, pancake wrapped sweet creams, pad thai wrapped in egg, fresh fruit and fruit smoothies, chicken kebabs, freshly squeezed orange juice and sweet rice with mango, Chris definitely had an enjoyable day!
Today we visited Van Phuc, a silk village just outside Hanoi, for the morning and hung around the hostel in the afternoon. Tomorrow we are traveling to Halong Bay by bus and are looking forward to our last week on the move.
Candice, Andrew, and Chris
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