last day in Bangkok - river tour and Khao San Rd. (1/30/09)

Our morning began on a bit of a stressful note. We were very concerned that we may miss our 9:00am meet up time with our German friends due to morning traffic (just insane). Luckily, they waited for us despite being 10-15 minutes late. Following a brief negotiation, we were off. The Chao Phraya traverses the city and it is said to separate "Old Bangkok" on the west from "New Bangkok" in the east. We stayed in Sukhumvit (near where it says Chitlom at right) and most attractions (Khao San backpacker area / Grand Palace / river tours) were in Silom (left). Map!



Unfortunately, we were a bit late for the markets, but the river tour was still amazing.









Thorsten and Alke!





Visions of home ...



River view of the Grand Palace



After our tour we had just enough time to grab a coffee with our friends and then take a quick stroll down the fabled Khao San Rd. Imagine Bourbon St. halfway around the world.





One last "other worldly" sign from the Skytrain ...