Needless to say we got a late start today, given our 3.00 am. bedtime last night.

Today was spent beginning to explore Bangkok. Our planned walking tour became a light rail and boat taxi exploration to find a tailor in the Nana district of 'downtown'. The area is called Sukhumvit.
 We had little luck in finding what we wanted.

 Instead we ended up in a 'red light district' of sorts -- young women sitting around in front of stores clad in sheer bright red wear. Later on in the evening there were many beautiful women in very short skirts and very high heels standing on the curbs of the sidewalks.

Bangkok is the centre of government and culture in Thailand today. It was originally established along the river because of trading along the Gulf of Thailand. Later Bangkok was moved to the other side of the river in a more defensible location in anticipation of a Burmese attack. While on our river trip in the water taxi we could see evidence of the many changes that had occurred along the river.


 In the afternoon we had walked by The Grand Palace which occupies a large portion of land nearby our Guest House. We decided not to go in as it was closing in a half hour. We could see that we would need at least a couple of hours to begin to tour the vast 'fairytale' compound, the former residence of the Thai Monarch. We will leave this exploration for another day.