Temples & Pad Thai

Bangkok, a city of seven million people, tuk-tuks, pink taxis, and street stalls.



With our feet off the islands and solid ground, we set off to tackle this sprawling metropolis. Our hotel was near the infamous Khao San Road known for it's late night parties, loud music, and street stalls selling anything from t-shirts to bugs for food



We stationed ourselves just far off so we didn't hear the loudness of it all, as it is constant and all day everyday. Luckily for us, on our road, there was two fun street stall restaurants, where a pad Thai or fried rice cost about a dollar

Stall One:


Green Curry


Stall Two


Pad Thai


And the spiciest thing I have eaten this trip, a Papaya Salad




It looks so harmless right? No. The cute lady sat there for fifteen minutes preparing this dish-an eternity when it comes to a street stall.



She carefully shaved the papaya, chopped some chilies and mixed them with her magic spices, whatever they were, to make my head literally explode. I turned bright red and had to order a side of rice and a mango shake before i could even think about eating it. I met my match and stepped down from the challenge before I could finish, the chilies beat me on this one.

We spent the rest of our time in Bangkok wandering aimlessly between temples, which can take a person across the whole city-just when you think there won't be another temple, you come across another one. We saw two particularly impressive temples-one, Wat Pho



Home to the Reclining Buddha



At 43 m long, it demands attention



The second was Wat Arun



The temple of dawn

Bangkok was a city you could wander aimlessly in for hours, combing the street for the next temple, and pad Thai stall, just beckoning you to come in and enjoy