Bangkok

Bangkok was quite an experience. Soon as we got to the border we switched buses and instantly you can see how Thailand is so different from Cambodia. It was like stepping back into civilization. Seeing trucks, trains, commerce, schools (things that you don't see in Cambodia) even the roads were better. We got into Bangkok and had them drop us off on Ko San Road which is the area all the tourist hang out. We decided to check into a nice hotel that someone told us about on the strip. For 750 Bht (which is about $20) we got to stay in a hotel with a full breakfast and a roof top pool. It was SO nice to just be chilled out away from the intensity and the poverty of Cambodia. After a nice dip in the pool we just hung out and met a bunch of people. Ko San Road is a five block strip which is a cross between a night market, food vendors, clubs, bars, and restaurants. You have tuk tuk drivers constantly soliciting you and people selling all kinds of things. The night life was a mix of tourist that gawked at all the sights and sounds and prostitutes and lady boys walking around looking for customers and the air is filled with the sounds of music thumping from all directions and the smell of grilled meat and exhaust from the traffic.