Our first stop in Thailand was Bangkok. Bangkok is known to be the largest city in the world with over 8 million people. However the whole area is very flat and spread out such that it was not as dense as hong kong felt. We spentmost of our time checking out the royal palaces and the Buddha temples as we were only in Bangkok for one night. The culture is most definitely different here. Most of the thai people are very friendly and outgoing but like in most areas with lots of tourists, there are people out to make some money off of stupid tourists. It hasbeen very hard to figure out the difference between those trying to help you and those trying to scam you. Overall we have gotten by just fine but wehave definitely heard our fair share of stories and offers that are too good to be true or cost way more than they should. You definitely have to watch out for the tuk tuk drivers who want to take you to all their favorite shops. Once again the language barrier can be quite a hamper to negotiating deals.
We got away from the bustle of big cities though and headed for the beach at hua hin where Gabe just so happens to have an uncle hanging out there. Got to love local knowledge!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Vacation at last!
Hong Kong
Alright, so we finished up the build over a week ago and for most people I've gone dark and you haven't heard much. Sorry about that but I'll try and update you with the happenings so far. After completing my first build for HP, Jaime, Gabe, and I all headed for hong kong. We stayed in a hostel which was fine but a big change from the Marco polo in shenzen. The room was smaller than the hotel room and we had 9 people in it. All sharing one bathroom. Good thing we were on separate schedules. We did a bit of sightseeing and I must say the public transportation there is pretty easy to use, especially since I don't know the language. The first thing you notice about hong kong is there are a ton of people all crammed onto a tiny island. Say goodbye to personal space. The buildings are all built up at least 20 stories tall and you are hard pressed to find open ground. We had a lot of fun wandering around and saw the giant Buddha. We also ended up taking a day trip out to Macau island. Turns out that Macau is gearing up to be like Vegas, but bigger. Gabe and I tried our luck at black jack. Gabe ended up tripling his money, I ended up giving it all to the house but pushed a whole lot so I got to get some entertainment out of it. After hong kong it was time to head south to Thailand.
Alright, so we finished up the build over a week ago and for most people I've gone dark and you haven't heard much. Sorry about that but I'll try and update you with the happenings so far. After completing my first build for HP, Jaime, Gabe, and I all headed for hong kong. We stayed in a hostel which was fine but a big change from the Marco polo in shenzen. The room was smaller than the hotel room and we had 9 people in it. All sharing one bathroom. Good thing we were on separate schedules. We did a bit of sightseeing and I must say the public transportation there is pretty easy to use, especially since I don't know the language. The first thing you notice about hong kong is there are a ton of people all crammed onto a tiny island. Say goodbye to personal space. The buildings are all built up at least 20 stories tall and you are hard pressed to find open ground. We had a lot of fun wandering around and saw the giant Buddha. We also ended up taking a day trip out to Macau island. Turns out that Macau is gearing up to be like Vegas, but bigger. Gabe and I tried our luck at black jack. Gabe ended up tripling his money, I ended up giving it all to the house but pushed a whole lot so I got to get some entertainment out of it. After hong kong it was time to head south to Thailand.
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