Our Thai 30-day visa is coming to an end, which means it's time to go. The next country was chosen was Cambodia. The road began with a ferry at 4:30 am from Phangan. Sleep on plastic chairs before dawn and paying 300 baht per person and at 7. 40 we were on the mainland. By minivan we go to the railway, it's takes 30min. All tickets, bt w, we bought at the pier on Koh Phangan.
I think about Asian train long time before and try to wondering how it will be. Well, not so much emotions, but they're bright.
Fans in the train did not work, but air con was (in Thailand it mean REALLY cold), wagons were 3 different degrees of fullness. Smoking was impossible (but I smoked twice in the toilet), the food was NOT-vegetarian (in my case it means inedible), which is not great.
In general, the train I didn't like, but it 's noteworthy, that in the wagon was working outlet.
From the apron train left exactly on schedule at 10.40, also came to BKK with a slight delay (at 20.15 and not at 19.45) for a reason - it is incredibly surprised me - traffic lights and traffic jams in Bangkok! Yeah, it's weird, but the train was going through the city directly through the streets, as the tram, and accordingly stayed at traffic lights and in traffic jams))) In any case, despite some downsides of our stay, it was a fun experience. By the way, I heard a lot of positive reviews about Thai trains, for example, so perhaps we were just unlucky.
Leaving a big railway station in BKK and smoke a cigarette, we went on to our new friend, Anton, who lives in Bangkok already 5 years. He have a very interesting project called "Real Bangkok." In BKK 3 subway lines only one of which is underground and the remaining 2 - above ground, called BTS or Skyrim. To Anton we took advantage both of them (paid roughly 50baht for the BTS and 80 for the ground station for 1 trip). Next walked not far, using detailed maps and explanations. Found the green house and climbed to the third floor, found the key in the door and collapsed with pleasure on travel mats. The trip lasted from 4.30 am to 10 pm, and we used the 6 modes of transportation - bike, ferry, bus, train and 2 kinds of subway, covering 780 km in this case, if you believe google maps. Sipping tea and take a shower, we have failed to sleep and wake up at 7 am. Anton suggested that we can go to the tours of the "real Bangkok" . First stop was the Sikh temple. Drove there by tuk-tuk (7 person in 1). Not thought it's possible, but it's true! :)
In the Sikh temple I was for the first time. The architecture in the Indian style, we listened the pray song in the big hall. Then we were fed delicious and drank masala. People in the temple left a good impression too - men with beards and women dressed in luxurious saris. I was ashamed to make a lot of pictures.
After we went to China town to find some tea.
Spent a lot of time here!
Shark fins....
Finally, we found the tea!
After, happy and tired, we went home, and went to Cambodia at the next day.
