There's Something About Bangkok

The city Bangkok spells shopping, bed supperclub, markets, temples, massage. To me at least.

Some say it's a city that's ranked just behind London as the most travelled destination in the world.

But in recent times, the political turmoil has began to affect the tourism industry in Bangkok.

Strolling down Patpong, a 2 min walk from our Le Meridien accommodation, proved to be easier than before due to the decreased numbers in tourists.

It remains an intriguing tourist hotspot with its cultural and religious makeup embellished by its lively and potentially sleazy nightlife.

We paid a visit to the Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok. The Hindu shrine was packed with worshippers and tourists alike.

Erawan Shrine in Bangkok

Moving across the street, we find ourselves in the centre of the violent demonstrations in Bangkok earlier this year.

CentralWorld, the third largest shopping complex in the world, was set on fire by demonstrators. The fire collapsed one section of the complex, but the rest was re-opened by late Sep with Thais hoping that everything will be ok for now and for the future.

Optimism all round Central World

We had some time in the afternoon to explore the Thai Creative & Design Center (TCDC). The TCDC was having an exhibition on Spirits: Creativities from Beyond with displays focusing on how humans and fear interact.

Boo!

To cut a long story short, it had displays on everything horror and scary in the entertainment industry, etc.

Props back in the day for a scary radio show

Our evening ended at a small river somewhere outside of Bangkok. A Thai friend of ours brought us to this river restaurant for dinner. When a local brings you to eat, it can't go wrong. In fact, it went really right with the tom yam soup, spicy salad, satays, fish, fish and more fish.

There's no single special thing in Bangkok that really attracts us, but we reckon we'll be back in the near future for no reason.

Jambus!