I'm in a bit of an altered state, sitting here in the humid Bangkok open air guest house where I'm staying. Found a super cheap place to spend this first night... a $12 room that I'm sharing with a fellow traveler from Quebec, who I met at the airport. We both had the same thought after arriving last night at midnight. Why go into town and try to find a room in the middle of the night, when it's easier (and free) to just crash out a few hours until daybreak. That's what I was thinking anyhow, and I had a relatively pleasant few hours reading and snoozing, then had some energy at 5:45 am, so let's go. Turns out there is a train that runs into town fromthe airport, so I got that figured out and caught the first train of the day into town. That's where i met the guy from Quebec, so we ended up sharing a cab ride to Khao San Street, the heart of the Bangkok for Westerners scene.
Most places were full at 7am, at least until folks start checking out, but we found a spot that was clean and available, and we were both ready to call it 'good'. So here I am on day one, showered, tired, and quite content to be not walking around with a backpack. Nap time, stretch time, food time, take it easy time. Couldn't have gone much smoother, given the miles involved. zzzzzzzzz
