Day 25 Thurs 9/21
Thursday morning pretty clearly depicts tourism in Bangkok. We got a tuktuk to do some sightseeing, and ended up getting taken around to jewelry and textile factories, sent inside to look so the driver could fill up with free gasoline. We checked out of the room around 1, got our bags, and went to Starbucks to read and kill time to wait for the train. The train station is right by China town, so we got a glimpse of the streets full of hello kitty and rainbow stores packed in as many as there could be on a narrow street. It was down pouring, so we upgraded out train to an AC room to catch the earlier train to Chiang Mai at 7:30. Our train mates are two girls from China. The one on the upper bunk with me speaks hardly any English, but does give me some of her food, which is a small fruit a bit larger than a grape, that you have to peel down to a slimy thing with a nut in the middle. I try to ask if it's a fruit or veggie, but the language barrier is too prevalent. She says "I know no English name". I am reading the book "the Help" right now, and get through a large portion of it on the long ride.
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