Tonight we leave Bangkok for Siem Reap, Cambodia. Since day one of touring temples and practicing our non-rubeness, we’ve been walking all over the city and sweating buckets. Luckily the 7-11 has a deal on 1.5 liter waters – 2 for 20 baht – that’s about 75 cents – and any time you think about a 7-11, there is one there. They are everywhere and they are air conditioned!  It’s been really hot and humid here, and we’re loving it with much needed aircon relief periods.

The nearby Sofitel rooftop bar provided us with refreshing  Mai Tais and amazing views. Luckily our outfits somehow fit in to their dress code of “smart casual”. Then again, we were the only people up there at 9pm, so I guess beggars can’t be choosers.

We’ve learned that the traffic is horrendous here and also learned the hard way that the traffic signals don’t change that often (maybe 5 minutes per green light cycle?). Here’s a nice photo I took while we were marooned in the middle of traffic for a bit. Also, the motorbikes just do whatever the hell they want.

One description of Bangkok claims the terrible traffic is due to the city growing without any sort of urban planning.  I’d say the same thing has happened with their utility lines.  Luckily this guy seems to know the wire he’s after.

Every street seems to offer something new and interesting to look at!

The signs we see around are strange.

Some things are just strange, especially in front of a shopping mall.

We’ve basically been having a great time just touring around and finding food to eat and beers to drink and checking in with Santa.