Lost in Bangkok

So it was bound to happen...we get lost! We must have disrespected the Buddhist gods, because our luck was horrible! However, it makes a great story...so here we go...

Amanda and I woke up to enjoy another day in Bangkok. First we decided to go back to Wat Pho - to see the huge reclining Buddha that we realized we missed...

After Wat Pho, Amanda and I jumped in a taxi to take us across the river to the Temple of Dawn...an hour later, after never crossing any river, the taxi driver stops in the middle of traffic, points to the side of the road and a monument nearby and motions for us to get out - we obviously were not in the right place and we had no idea where we were! Amanda and I had been warned of dishonest cabbies who would take you for a ride around the city so they could earn a few extra Baht! This cabbie got us, $120 Baht later - we were stuck somewhere in Bangkok!

So Amanda and I get out of the taxi and ask the people on the side of the road where we are...well turns out we are in the middle of the main metropolitan of Bangkok, completely on the other side of the map compared to where we told the taxi man to drive us!

So Amanda and I figure out we can take the above ground subway, called the SkyTrain to a few more sights around the city. In the city we saw the Erawan Shrine and our first McDonald's in Thailand - we even got a picture with Ronald holding his hands together and bowing, like every devout Thai.

Amanda and I jump back on the SkyTrain to go to a local market and shopping street - and then it happened...Amanda and I got off the SkyTrain interchange station to transfer to the next train...and we lost each other. Amanda ended up crossing the station platform and quickly jumping on another train she thought was ours, while I headed down the escalator! "Where is Amanda...where is Amanda?" She is shorter than me and has brown hair, so she isn't really easy to spot.

We lost each other! After a half an hour of waiting to see if she would come back and searching the station I was at, I decided to just go back to out hotel - I figured she would have to come back eventually! So, luckily I found a lady who spoke English and she instructed me to go to a nearby hotel, she said "Just walk in like you are a guest there, look in the souvenir shop, look like you are going to buy something, just walk around for a while, and then ask them to call you a cab. Don't hail a taxi - they will probably just take you for a ride!" I knew she was right, so I did it - I went to this really nice hotel, they called me a cab, and an hour later...I was back to our hotel!

Long story short is that Amanda came back to the hotel too - and when we saw each other we just laughed and laughed and laughed!

At night Amanda and I were sure to stay close to each other as we explored the night markets and ate more delicious spring rolls! Oh Thailand...