Bangkok 1st impressions

Our 1 hour taxi ride from the airport to the condo that we rented through vrbo.com came to a whopping $7.50. This makes us feel good. Except that the location of the condo is a bit concerning. Once one turns off the main street the aura declines. Narrow, dirty, lots of shacks amongst an occasional high rise. We wonder if this is safe.

The condo is very perfect. A one bedroom with a balcony, kitchen, living room, huge bath. Lots of space. We unwind for about a minute odd and questionable neighborhood. No sidewalks and it isn't clear which side of the road it the right one for folks to drive on, they use the whole road.

We stop at nearly the first place we see, perhaps a mile from the condo, a Laos restaurant. Have you ever had hot food. This is hotter! I thought I was going to die. I think Victor suffered more. But the food was good, the service was very attentive.

We manage to make it home without getting hit by a car. This too is good.