Part 1 - Bangkok & Myanmar
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Part 1 - Bangkok & Myanmar
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So I'd talked to some people about the Grand palace and it wasn't so recommended but the bridge was do I decided to walk there. Had breakfast and packed my things away and had a little rest as it was going to be a long day. I left around 10am with trainers so I didn't get blisters and shorts for the heat but I had the thin trousers I'd bought in Bagan so I could visit temples. Walked the block and bought a sim card for 1500 with a 3000 top up and I got 500mb data which helps with travelling. I'd seen people wearing masks for the fumes so decided to get one myself and was offered one that had a union jack on and one that had the USA flag, so I went with the UK one. I kept walking and sweating in the heat and saw a theatre on the map called moustache brothers where they do daily shows in English. Kept going and made it to some pagodas and temples including a big popular one which had a golden Buddha people wanted to touch. They only let men in and I had to stow my bag in a locker before I could get in but didn't stay long. There were several other religious places all there so I walked around taking pictures and cooling off a bit before carrying on the journey. Roads were not too bad for walking but the traffic fumes can be a bit much so I got a mask to wear. Not too much to see on the route, a few small pagodas and street stalls but it got much busier near the bridge so I grabbed a drink and visited a larger temple there which had lots of school children doing there homework a lot of which seemed to be written in English. Had a cheap omelette from a street seller and took it onto the wooden bridge which was still fairly busy even though I was at the quiet end in the early afternoon but most people were from Myanmar. The bridge wasn't as long as I expected but it did curve and you could also get off and walk around the island in the middle to get good photos. The lake was beautiful and picturesque with people fishing in it. A bit further and there was a lot of noise as a pack (raft apparently is the word) of ducks swarmed across the lake, I must have taken so many pictures and videos of them as I can't remember seeing so many of them in a group before. Further along and there were more western tourists and boats, buses and stalls. One girl was taking a selfie while wearing high heel sandles and a dress. I went round a few places like the temple and then headed back a slightly different route which was easier as it was more shaded and later went dark. The walk was in the dark though and I made it to the train station at 6pm which despite having a 4am train was not selling tickets and I'd have to cone back at 3am to get my ticket. Went back to the hostel and had some food and drinks on the roof with Amy who was doing more on her mural, a Canadian girl who had been ill and a guy called Dan (Daniel) who had just arrived and was jet lagged. We listened to music, chatted and messed around a bit like English people do until 2.30 when I left to get my train ticket. Approximate walking route of over 26km for the day, mostly in the heat.
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