We had an exceptionally great breakfast buffet in the hotel. Included in the room price. Then we decided to just walk and explore our neighbourhood, the Siam Square area. We were constantly accosted by cab drivers and others trying to take us places. We finally got a tuk tuk to a travel company where we booked our overnight train to Ko Samui for Nov 11. Then we took a private boat trip down the Chao Phraya River. He took us through canals where many people live right along the river. At one point we went through a lock where we had to wait with 10 other boats crowded into a small lock area while the gates opened and closed. He was supposed to drop us off at the Grand Palace but he just left us at one of the many Wats and we had to find a cab to take us to the palace. There is a Buddha holiday today and the king did a cruise accompanied by many boats full of monks singing. Apparently this is a big event that rarely happens. We had to pay 100 baht just to watch from a parking lot along the river. There is no access to the river as so many people live right along the river.
To go back to the hotel we hopped on a bus that a transit guy told us was free and would take us all the way back to Siam Square. It was a very old, hot and crowded bus but it got us home. We went for a foot massage, got a Starbucks frapp and went for a neck and shoulder massage. All in all an ok day. Bangkok is not my favourite place.
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