Thailand. the First Acquaintance

Congratulations to you, dear reader! After a short break, we continue our journey to Asia. Sri Lanka behind us and now we are in Thailand, a country which, no doubt, familiar to more or less experienced tourists from the CIS. Most ardent Thailand closes axis «all inklyuziva” Egypt — Turkey — Thailand. We can say that we were in Thailand chance, one day, came to continue Lankan visa, surprised us its value. It turned out that another 2 week stay on the island will cost us $150 in outstanding. We consulted and decided that the price does not meet quality and better spend that amount to some neighboring country. Quickly packed all their treasures and next morning nahulyuvaly exercise streets of Bangkok.

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The choice of Thailand was obvious, was not near any other country that would have been so richly shrouded in rumors, legends and folk humor greasy. All this must be seen firsthand the camera and take pictures of their own.

The first acquaintance with any country goes back to the airplane window.

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Bangkok suburbs take our eyes family housing estates, perhaps there Thais grow potatoes or a local folk analog. We must pay tribute tidy division of land.

Beautiful rivers cross the field.

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Closer to Bangkok accuracy becomes a bit chaotic. Starts meet urban smog, is it not like in Delhi, but still.

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Bangkok — advanced city with bunk flyovers:

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Thailand’s main air gateway — it Suvarnabhumi airport, arriving here all the major international routes. The airport — a huge building of 4 floors. The first floor is parking for buses that greet tourists or deliver them to the airport, exhausted rest, brethren. Second floor — a zone of arrival. On the second floor there is a sitting area and easting, you can pidzhyvytysya after a long flight. Fourth floor — seating area.

Visa to Thailand do not need, more is needed, but you can buy at the airport. It is worth $25, you pay 5.10 dollars to speed up the process, but we decided to defend an hour in a long and principled one. Mandatory criterion for obtaining a visa is a return ticket, so before arrival should print it, you can even Ukrainian language, all only interested in its presence.

From the airport to the center of Bangkok can be reached in several ways: bus ($1) Metro (50 cents), express subway ($5), taxi ($10). We chose the express subway.

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About Thailand, we almost did not know, because information has got to go. The first point of the route became compulsory Khaosan street. We read that it is possible to find affordable housing.

So we go and the road could only solve small problem with dinner. In Thailand, it is very difficult starve (although it is always difficult if you have money), the food is sold on every corner:

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For 4 months in India and Sri Lanka, we had pretty bored for soups, there is not a particularly popular dish. But in Thailand soup no surprise. Delicious rice soup for 40 baht (1.3 dollars) gives wings.

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Thais love spicy food, strong smell pursue you everywhere until you get used.

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The first thing that catches the eye in the streets of Bangkok this intricate wiring that something like an Indian :

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Local electricity seems very patient people, or in this pasta does not understand:

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Who wants can test your own resistance and if lucky, you can get person-insulator title:

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On the way we decided to withdraw some money from the card, but there has not been without surprises. In Thailand, foreign cards for cash withdrawal fee of just over $5. The money you pay bank ATM owner, and then you pay a commission even your issuing bank:

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The streets of Bangkok are largely follows:

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These prytykayutsya lanes here are:

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And these:

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The closer to the center, the more green:

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The streets are very crowded and noisy, there are bicycle paths:

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On the way we met one of the most famous monuments Bangkok — Democracy Monument. The monument marks the 1932 revolution, then, Siam. The result of the peaceful revolution was the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. Absolute monarchy has gone into oblivion, but boundless love for the king and left, despite the freedom of opinion, the Thais are extremely intolerant to the smallest criticism of members of the royal family, like the image in Thailand, find a grave crime, and tourists are no exception. Interestingly, the only person who opposes such sanctions are the King of Thailand, but no one listens, because it performs a purely ceremonial function.

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While Superman is sleeping, sitting down, local police provide round the clock protection and other services:

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Khaosan nothing special is not.

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The usual tourist street length of 500 meters, which is sold every Thai Chinese consumer goods.

T and T-shirts:

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Sunglasses brands on local prices:

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Stylish hats:

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Skirts:

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Swimwear:

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Every melhiorovyy stuff:

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Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese:

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It was still possible to fix her hair, a tattoo and pierce any part of the body:

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For a few hours in order to sew suit any brand, you can even collection 2020:

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Spend the night and eat:

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It’s not all the attractions Khaosan Street, the fact that the shot did not get services intimate, making copies of documents (passports, driving licenses, identity FBI and Pension Fund of Ukraine, etc.).

The legality of police guards deals:

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Hotels are really cheap and it’s a case where price meets quality. We are particularly surprised by the bathroom, there is shower water, it flows down to the toilet and there absorbed by «special» bag. An interesting finding for water saving, particularly long pohlyupayeshsya, otherwise water will come from the banks, and the toilet once again not to the east. As it turned out later, the same garbage and electricity in many hotels in the guest rooms sockets. Windows, incidentally, also may not be.

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After earning a small pool, we decided to walk Khaosan evening. In the evening the street becomes more interesting or more beautiful, just turn on the lighting and it zlitayetsya more tourists:

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