Train to Bangkok, Thailand
The train was delayed for another 4 hours again in the morning. When I thought things couldn’t get worse, there was an accident where a car ran into the train and was dragged for some distances.
Passing by the padi field in Thailand
Finally got to Bangkok train station,
Thailand, the land of smiles at 6.20pm Thai time which is an hour slower than Malaysian time after almost 29 hours on the train, terrible!
The journey is only around 1200 km and it shouldn’t take that long.
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Bangkok is a pretty big city with a population of around 11 million people.
Pad Thai (30 Baht~ USD$1) for dinner just across the train station
Took bus 53 to Khao San road where many of the budget hotels are located.
Walked for 30 minutes and then found a place called Live Good hostel (180 Bath~USD$6)
The protest in Bangkok was a hot topic in the news. The protesters are Thaksin supporter and wear red color clothings. The red shirt protest is just around Khao San road, beside the Democracy Monument.
Out of curiosity, I went to check it out. It’s more like a carnival than protest where there were food sellers, massage services and I even managed to get a bowl of free food.
Back to Khao San road at night.
29 hours to reach thailand!!! boy, that is long. i can fly home from the US to Malaysia already. haha.
It is funny you described the red shirt protest in Thailand.Our compnay have prohibited any business trip to Thailand these days.
it’s unexpected..should have only taken 17-18 hours max. you are a very loyal reader of my blog..haha..