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Thailand/Bangkok Round the world trip 2007
December 2, 2007
Back on the road to work our way out of downtown Bangkok. A bright sunny Sunday morning and off into the 8am traffic. Bici II feels good and steady under his heavy load: we both have gained weight over our holiday in California and Hawaii. The traffic is rather light compared to week days, but still takes some getting used to after being off the bike for months. Again pedaling on the left side takes a little adjustment and concentration. Down Ram IV to Sukhumvit (highway 3) south to the coast and the countryside. Bangkok is a city of 9 million people and sprawls all over a flat river delta area. It takes about 23km to get out of the sprawl. Truck, bus and motor bike fumes are hard to breathe so it is nice to hit the sort of open road. The smells change to miles of drying fish next to the road – Ugh! It would be ok if suppose if I liked fish. The sun is hot as the afternoon progresses.
We pass 75km and are beginning to cramp in our inner thighs are we ride. .We stop often to stretch our muscles and hydrate; finally stopping for drinks and snacks. Later we roll into the large city of ChonBuri to find a hotel. Of course, all the signs are in Thai so seeing hotel signs is not an easy task. According to our map, we cruise by the first two on the road not seeing them at all. We start stopping to ask for directions and are directed up the road on the left about 500m and through the stop light. OK…local traffic is heavy…out of the corner of my eye I spy the hotel sign pointing down an entrance alley on the left and we zoom in. We inspect two rooms and choose the more expensive $1,000Baht (about $30US) with cable TV, pool, and restaurant. We are in heaven! Sixth floor and overlooking the pool and out over the city to the coast for good views of the sunset. We both decide no pool, shower and rest after our 90km ride. Guess what, the leg cramps set in with a vengeance for me and even threw in some stomach muscle cramps or two.
Showered and rested, we retire to the restaurant for dinner of Tom Kari Ka (spicy chicken soup with lemon grass and coconut milk) with an appetizer of deep fried
pork strips dipped in hot sauces. Hot and spicy - we are back in Thailand!
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November 29 Thailand/Bangkok Weltreise 2007
Back on the road to work our way out of downtown Bangkok. A bright sunny Sunday morning and off into the 8am traffic. Bici II feels good and steady under his heavy load: we both have gained weight over our holiday in California and Hawaii. The traffic is rather light compared to week days, but still takes some getting used to after being off the bike for months. Again pedaling on the left side takes a little adjustment and concentration. Down Ram IV to Sukhumvit (highway 3) south to the coast and the countryside. Bangkok is a city of 9 million people and sprawls all over a flat river delta area. It takes about 23km to get out of the sprawl. Truck, bus and motor bike fumes are hard to breathe so it is nice to hit the sort of open road. The smells change to miles of drying fish next to the road – Ugh! It would be ok if suppose if I liked fish. The sun is hot as the afternoon progresses.
We pass 75km and are beginning to cramp in our inner thighs are we ride. .We stop often to stretch our muscles and hydrate; finally stopping for drinks and snacks. Later we roll into the large city of ChonBuri to find a hotel. Of course, all the signs are in Thai so seeing hotel signs is not an easy task. According to our map, we cruise by the first two on the road not seeing them at all. We start stopping to ask for directions and are directed up the road on the left about 500m and through the stop light. OK…local traffic is heavy…out of the corner of my eye I spy the hotel sign pointing down an entrance alley on the left and we zoom in. We inspect two rooms and choose the more expensive $1,000Baht (about $30US) with cable TV, pool, and restaurant. We are in heaven! Sixth floor and overlooking the pool and out over the city to the coast for good views of the sunset. We both decide no pool, shower and rest after our 90km ride. Guess what, the leg cramps set in with a vengeance for me and even threw in some stomach muscle cramps or two.
Showered and rested, we retire to the restaurant for dinner of Tom Kari Ka (spicy chicken soup with lemon grass and coconut milk) with an appetizer of deep fried
pork strips dipped in hot sauces. Hot and spicy - we are back in Thailand!
