Day 2 started off with a hangover, something which I would soon realize was goin to be an ongoing theme for this vacation. With our first full day in Thailand we decided to hit up some temples in the area. However, we werent totally sure where they were or how exactly to get to them. So with just a map in hand we headed towards what we believed was the right way. Shortly after we left we stopped to look at this travel agency, because we were goin to be in Thailand for 18 days and had only planned 5 total nights and 1 flight to Chiang Mai from Phuket. Outside of that we had nothing planned, no hostels booked, or any transportation to the other cities around Thailand.
Amazingly this nice older woman stopped us to ask my height, obvi, then she inquired more into who we were and what we were doing in Thailand. She ended up being extremely helpful and told us 3 different temples that we should visit that day and finally a tourist agency that was approved by the Thai govt. Apparently it was also a big buddhist holiday so the temples would be free and we would be able to get a tuk tuk, a small 3 wheeled taxi for super cheap that day. (Just google 'tuk tuk' and you will understand)
So with that we flagged down a tuk tuk who would drive us around all day, even stay outside the temples we visited. The temples were all pretty cool, and there was even one that was built on this mountain in the middle of the city. Its known as the Golden Mount and there is a temple at the top and then from there you can climb a staircase even higher to go to this large golden cone type thing on the top, and around that is an area for people to walk around the outside of it. Side note: There are many things that I have experienced since I left home that really are hard to describe with words and pictures, this is one such example. There are many things that I feel I can only talk with other people who experienced them as well because it can be hard to grasp them without actually being there. However, that doesnt mean that I wont try my best to describe them to you.
Anyway after the temples we stopped at the tourist agency not really knowing what to expect, were they goin to try and scam us for all our money cuz we were stupid tourists our were they actually goin to be helpful. Fortunately it was the latter of the 2. We ended up booking travel to other places around the country, 2 trips, and the rest of our nights at hostels/hotels. It ended up being very cheap and we feel like we got a great deal out of it.
Finally to end our day the tuk tuk man drove us to a local mall so we could wander around and check out the deals of the day. It only cost us 10 baht each but we gave him around 150 baht i think because he was very nice. The conversion rate is about 30 baht to a dollar. So basically to have this guy drive us around the city for around 5 hrs we paid him about 5 bucks. Not not sweet. Anyway the mall was like any mall you would see, however there was very interesting thing that happened when we were there. A naked child ran by us. Yes, in a crowded mall there was a naked boy around the age of 4 or so that was running around. No one seemed too shocked. Asia is a pedophiles dream I guess, in 2 days we saw a little girl pee and a naked boy running around.
Anyway we ended the day with some amazing Thai food and some Chang and Tiger (the 2 main beers in Thailand) Overall it was a good day, mostly because I didnt have to use my AK.
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