We've been in country for about 4 hours now and have only been ripped off twice so far, so we're keeping up a pretty good pace. Also, I probably shouldn't have worn my t-shirt that has "Sucker" written across the front. The thing is, when you're getting ripped off, you know it's only for an extra dollar or so, and these people certainly seem like they need the money so I don't feel too bad about it.
All the big ticket tourist attractions are closed for the day, so we just took a tuk tuk ride through town (example of tuk tuk below...ours wasn't full of vegetables, unfortunately). It was a harrowing and exciting ride, but we made three stops: at a mildly impressive Buddha statue, at the tuk tuk owner's travel agency, and at his brother's clothing store. We're satisfied that this gentleman lived up to his end of the bargain and gave us the best tour of Bangkok he could...40 Baht (about $1.10) well spent, if you ask me.
Initial observations:
- it's HOT here
- there are far more 7-11s here than there are in the US
- we get approached every 20 seconds by somebody trying to sell us something. Apparently we're not blending in with the locals as well as I thought we would.
- knowing how to speak one word of Thai would be useful, but we're not there yet
- it's pretty hot
Our "hotel" has a pool, so we're going to spend the rest of the day doing cannonballs.
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