Saturday, September 8, 2012

Bangkokki

 Very few people know that you can get from Pattaya to Bangkok most affordably by minibus (the train is even cheaper, but the train station's ride probably costs about 50 baht). One of the minibus stops is across from the Friendship Department Store, theoretically minibuses depart from there every 15 minutes, and the price is only 97 baht, with the final stop in Bangkok being at the Victory Monument. For comparison, the regular bus fare is around 115 baht. So I made my way there to wait, this time it took half an hour before the minibus came, and two hours later I was in Bangkok. Before Victory Monument, there was a bit of traffic jam, some passengers got off and walked from there because it was really only a few hundred meters to the monument. I had a booking for accommodation somewhere near Khaosan Road, Samsen Soi 2; the tuk-tuk drivers were asking for 100...200 baht for the ride there, but with a meter taxi, it was only 81 baht. Always ask for a meter taxi, not a fixed price. I soon arrived at my destination; unfortunately, this "Amazing" guesthouse wasn't much to write home about, more like a homestay, and some shady characters were smoking in the neighboring room. I'll probably leave a negative review on Agoda. The admin also disappeared for several hours in the evening. I had a small meal and started walking towards Khaosan Road. It is as it is, a typical Bangkok soi street view.
 
Vähesed teavad et Pattayast Bangkokki saab kõige soodsamalt minibussiga (rong on veel odavam aga rongijaama sõit maksab ka tõenäoliselt oma 50 bahti). Üks minibussi peatustest on Friendship kaubamaja vastas, minibussid väljuvad sealt teoreetiliselt iga 15 minuti järel ja hind on kõigest 97 bahti, Bangkoki lõpp- peatus on Victory monumendi juures. Võrdluseks tavabussi hind on ca 115 bahti. Seadsingi siis end sinna ootama, seekord kulus pool tundi enne kui minibuss tuli ja 2 tunni pärast olin Bangkokis. Enne Victory monumenti oli paras liiklusummik, mõned reisijad väljusid ja läksid jala edasi sest monumendini oli tõesti vaid ainult paarsada meetrit. Mul oli öömaja broneering kusagile Khaosani lähedale, Samsen soi 2, tuktukimehed küsisid sinnasõiduks 100..200 bahti aga Meter taksoga läks ainult 81 bahti. Alati küsige Meter taksot mitte kokkuleppehinda. Jõudsingi varsti kohale, kahjuks see "Amazing" nimeline guesthouse polnud küll suurem asi, rohkem nagu kodumajutus, mingid kahtlased tüübid suitsetasid naabertoas. Panen ilmselt negatiivse kommentaari Agodasse. Admin kadus ka õhtul mitmeks tunniks kuhugi  ära. Võtsin väikese eine ja hakkasin Khaosani poole jalutama. Eks ta ole, tüüpiline Bangkoki soi tänavapilt.


Tänavatel on sealkandis peaaegu võimatu normaalselt kõndida sest kõnniteed on täis ehitatud, müüjad sisuliselt elavad seal.


Otsisin veidi uut ja paremat ööbimiskohta ja võtsin suuna Kuningapalee- Grand Palace poole, päris kena.



Ega ma tegelikult tahtnudki paleed sisse vaatama minna kuna seal juba varem käidud ja see on tasuline. Sissepääs suletakse muideks kell 15.30. Eks ma siis jalutasin edasi  pikalt kuni vastu tuli Wat Pho tempel ja Suur Pikutav Buddha ka seal, sissepääs 100 bahti. Päris pirakas on see seal, oma 15 meetrit pikk.



 Sinna nendesse topsidesse saab annetuseks münte poetada, päris palju topse oli, 

 


Seal on ka siis Wat Pho tempel, kulda ja karda on siin piisavalt. Ilus on kah.








After that, I decided to go see Lumphini Park in Bangkok. Generally, it's smart to get around Bangkok by taxi because it's relatively cheap, but this time, I had enough time and wanted to see a bit more of the simple Bangkok life. I took a bus, the ticket was 8 baht, and this bus didn't have air conditioning; instead, there were fans on the ceiling above each seat. The simple Bangkok life is quite simple indeed, with dirty streets and lots of people. Afterward, I had to take another bus that went along Silom Road, which is a fancier district with banks and shopping centers. Lumphini Park is a park about a square kilometer in size with ponds, where people engage in various recreational activities and go jogging for their health. There wasn't anything special happening there at the moment, and it was already dark.

See vaadatud otsustasin minna vaatama Bangoki Lumphini Parki. Üldiselt on Bangkokis kõige targem taksoga liigelda sest see on suhteliselt odav kuid seekord aega oli piisavalt ja tahtsin lihtsa bangkoklase elu kah veidi rohkem näha. Läksin bussiga, pilet 8 bahti, selles bussis konditsioneeri polnud  vaid laes olid  iga istme kohal ventilaatorid. Lihtsa bangkoklase elu on ikka üsna mage, räpased tänavad ja palju inimesi.  Pärast pidin veel edasi teise bussiga sõitma, see viis mööda Silom Roadi, see on seal palju peenem rajoon, pangad, ostukeskused. Lumphini park on selline umbes kilomeetri suurune tiikidega park kus on meelelahutust ja inimesed käivad tervisejooksu tegemas. Midagi erilist hetkel seal küll ei toimunud, ja pime oli kah juba.
 
 



No comments:

Post a Comment