TRAVEL: Thailand, Bangkok

After 17 days of exploring the most beautiful places of Thailand, I arrived in Bangkok around 9 in the morning. We drove past several slums. That was my first and very bad impression of Bangkok: a very large and crowded place with high buildings and large slums. The garbage seemed to be everywhere. On one side, the trash-polluted streets mingled with the dust but also the skyscrapers, statues and the beautiful grand palace.

I still remember the sense of almost complete chaos that I felt when I first arrived, on my own, at Bangkok’s Khao San Road. I walked around and was overwhelmed, not completely sure wheter I liked it or not.

After a quick lunch we rented bikes at the well known Co van Kessel and had a 3 hour citytour. We cycled through China town and experienced Bangkok from a different and a bit dangerous side. It was awesome and beautiful.

We ended our day with a lovely dinner 83 floors above reality. This was also another amazing experience: looking over the skyline of Bangkok while eating the most delicious food you can think of.

After our dinner and several cocktails the taxidriver dropped us off at the airport around midnight, while making ourselves ready for an 11 hour flight back to the cold north. Thailand was overwhelming and such an amazing experience which I'll never forget. I desperately needed time off, and I was supposed to go to Thailand with my ex=boyfriend. But we broke up, and so I went alone. All by myself. And I had the best time of my life. I felt relieved and released. I finally feel myself again.

Warning: picture overload!

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