So the second Cathay Pacific flight was fantastic and totally redeemed them. The plane was clean, the ventilation worked, the bathrooms were great, and no Nimrod!
I arrived in Bangkok just before midnight local time (about 24 hours after I in transit to SFO). We landed during a lightening storm and it was absolutely beautiful to watch. Yeah, I guess I was too tired to be scared. Immigration went fast, my bag arrived and the taxi stand helped me pre-pay for a cab to get me to the hotel. As the driver was putting my bag in the trunk, I went to go sit shotgun up front. Ooops. The steering wheel is on the right hand side of the car. I guess I missed that bit when scanning through the guidebooks. Easy to do since I was mostly focused on the beaches and islands stuff. Anyway, we breeze through the city via 2 toll roads and street signs that I cannot read to save my life. In my exhausted state I realized that it's a damned good thing I didn't bring a bike. Between the driving on the wrong side of the road and my inability to read any signs, I'd do all sorts of stupid here.
Anyway, I've had 4 hours of sleep now and I can't seem to get any more. I think I'll give it one more go and then head out to a bank to cash some travelers checks and go see the Royal Palace. The photo was taken a couple of minutes ago from my hotel room window.
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is Bangkok still smoggy? don't forget to ride in one of the tuk tuks but just a short ride cuz they are a bit dangerous
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tuk tuk!
Internet access went out before I added the photo. Look for a few posts and photos now.
Oh and not smoggy. There was a nice breeze and it had rained the night before. It was nicely overcast until mid-afternoon and then the sun got way too hot.
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