One night in Bangkok

It's our first night in Bangkok and boy are we pooped! The itinerary went like this:

• Breakfast at a little foreign-owned place attached to the hostel
  
• The Sky Train to river ferry
• A river ferry to Wat Pho (Big Buddha)
• Got blessed by a monk
  
• Wat Pho to lunch overlooking the river
• Long walk to the Grand Palace which ended up being closed.
• Long walk toward Khao San Road (druggy, hippy place that we wanted to see, but only during the day)
• On the way to Khao San Road, we happened upon the Royal Field where they were having a protest against the Thai government.
• Got to Khao San Road and saw lots of people getting braids, dreads, and tattoos.
• Sam ate at McDonalds, Matt and I ate street food.
• On the way back to the ferry, we waited and waited and waited for the boat.
• Took the train home and found a pizza place. Yum.
• Showers and bed.

Funny things for the day:

• I bought a spring roll from a street vendor, but it was cold. So I asked the vendor to head it up for me on her cooking area. Boy, was she mad! But it was yummy and I am happy that it was nicely heated through.
• Last night on the way to our hotel, we drove through a seedy spot. There were some girls standing on the corner in short skirts. You may guess from here what they were doing. Our cab driver said to us, "Night Lady."
• "Helpful" people keep trying to approach us to sell us stuff that we don't really need. Like a free tour, an expensive cab ride for a 10 minute walk, and lots of markets that we really don't want to go to.
• Sam wanted to go to McDonalds when we have all of this yummy Thai food available. And then I wanted pizza.