Bangkok Impression

Our flight was one hour late in Guangzhou so when we arrived in BKK, it was all dark outside. The airport was full of people. On the way to the customs, I saw two huge statues of Thai Gods. They both looked fierce and are very colorful. Our hotel sent a van to pick us up. The traffic was bad. Normally it would take less than 40 minutes but it took an hour to go to the hotel, Rama Garden, where the wedding would take place. In the dark, I could only see the buildings along the streets we past. Bangkok looked worn out in the dim street lights. I barely saw any high rise. Compared to Beijing, this capital city seemed way less modern. There were all kinds of cars, SUVs, vans and trucks. Overall, I thought the drivers were much more disciplined than the ones in Wuhan. Speed was fast but the cars stayed in their own lanes.

The evening was uneventful. We had dinner at the first floor. I ordered a beef dish with broth and a stir fried dish came out. I was thinking about a "pho" like dish since the menu said noodle with beef broth. I was surprised but was happy with the taste after all.

This morning, we got up and had a buffet breakfast at the same restaurant. I had Chinese style porridge with salty duck egg and stir fried sweet sausage and other western breakfast stuff such as eggs and pancake. I could tell this hotel was catering to the western/foreign taste (they had American football on TV, a German channel, a French channel and a Chinese channel).

On the way again to BKK to catch a flight to Chiang Mai, our driver was speeding so we wouldn't miss the flight. This time, I saw a lot of high rises far away, probably where the city center was. In just about an hour after the flight took off, we arrived in Chiang Mai...