{"id":1314,"date":"2011-09-22T11:49:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T08:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2011-09-22T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T08:49:15","slug":"bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/2011\/09\/bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On our tours to Vietnam and Cambodia, we often fly via the airport in Bangkok.  Here is what until recently I saw of Bangkok:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4345.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bangkok airport\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4345.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4345-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4346.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mural in Bangkok Airport\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4346.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4346-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are lovely shops.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4354.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Shop in airport\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4354.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4354-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4356.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Gorgeous flowers at the airport shop\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4356.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_4356-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But we never actually saw Bangkok.  <\/p>\n<p>This time was different.  We took advantage of our opportunity to remain in Thailand for a period of time after the tour.  Having anticipated a stressful tour, we were sure that we would need the time to recover.  However, we had such a wonderful group of people that despite all of the work we did, we felt energized and elated rather than tired!<\/p>\n<p>So, we arrived in Thailand with anticipation&#8230; and we were not disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived late at night and didn&#8217;t check into the hotel until after midnight, so the next morning, we got a fairly late start.  Four of our travelers were at the hotel with us because they were unable to be accommodated on flight to Israel and would instead be spending one day in Bangkok.  Two wanted to go shopping and the other two, who had been in Bangkok before, were our guides for the day!<\/p>\n<p>Our hotel was on the Chao Phraya River.  From our hotel to the station of the water bus, our hotel provided a free boat ride that left fairly frequently.  Once on the water, we got to see a glimpse of Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>Had we been on a guided tour, we would have heard about the population, history, and current status (political, economic, and social).  Instead, we looked around and enjoyed the sights. <\/p>\n<p>It was enormously relaxing to just sit on the boat and watch the city go by.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9137.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Building under construction\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9137.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9137-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9141.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Royal Seminary\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9141.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9141-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9144.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Wat Arun Temple complex\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9144.jpg 640w, https:\/\/drsavta.com\/travelkosher\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMGP9144-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next time: Buddha was relaxing too!   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our tours to Vietnam and Cambodia, we often fly via the airport in Bangkok. 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