This last thursday I turned another year, but this year was special. Not only am I not a teenager anymore, I celebrated my 20th in Thailand! Did I mention the very exciting surprise I received...waiting for me at the school was beautiful bouquet of flowers from someone very special (it totally made my day!)A bunch of us, took Bangkok's skytrain downtown, to explore the infamous thai nightlife. As soon as we stepped foot out of the skytrain's platform we were immersed into Bangkok's hustle & bustle. Vendors everywhere you turn, tuk tuk's asking "where you go, where you go?" desperately wanting you to ride in their cart; it was truly an interesting experience.
At one point in the evening, three of us split off from the main group and deciding to go exploring other parts of the city. We took the skytrain to two of Bangkok's malls. I've honestly never seen malls like these before, they were so amazing. Outside of one of the malls, there was art exhibit on display. EARTH FROM ABOVE was it's title. The photographs were just mind blowing. All of them centered on the concept of creating a better earth. After, we decided to try and take the bus back to our apartment. Luckily we found the right bus route and made it make in one piece.
The next day we got up bright & early to travel to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. It was so cool, I had heard and seen pictures about this place, but it was amazing to actually be there! I can't get over how colorful everything is. Their fruit is amazing and not to mention cheap! It was really interesting to see the way people live on the river and how they make their living. It seems to be a very simple, calm way of life and yet the market place is very busy and loud. I absolutely love the people here. Their faces have such culture to them, it's so beautiful.
Before we actually got to the floating markets our tour man, stopped at an place with elephants! I was so excited, because I've been up close to an elephant before, and I've always wanted to! They are such amazing animals, so sweet and gentle. It's kind ironic to me that this massive animal is so loving and kind. At this place we fed them bananas, which they eat up quickly and even after they were all gone their trunk was searching all over for more. Seeing the elephants was so great, but it also made me a little sad, I hate that they are tied up all day, i just want them to be free!! lol. We also stopped at the Samphran Elephant Grounds & Zoo, where we watched a thai man and his transvestite assistant. It was really gross (earlier in the day we drove through the "black light district" which is known for their 'corner' solicitation and i saw countless women who went born that gender...yes very disturbing.) After that we watch an elephant show and a crocodile show. I could barely watch the croc show...i was so scared of the men in it. They would put their heads inside the crocs mouth...crazy people!
After our visit to the zoo, we went to a rose garden where once again they had elephants! There, we watched a traditional thai show, where they displayed traditional thai dancing. It was very beautiful! Our last stop was so random, but we stopped at jewelry showroom. I've never seen such extravagant pieces before, it was very cool! At last our tour was over...we were all exhausted. But it wasn't over, we still had to drive back which involved sitting in rush hour traffic for a very long time. I had so much fun being touristy. This is only my first week, I have so many more fun experiences ahead of me!! I can't wait!
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