*Note: the blog post title should be sung to the tune of Starships by my girl Niki Minaj
Friends! Family! Others! This is the story of a girl whose wildest dreams came true all within the span of a week. How may you ask? Well, Let's find out! ;)
First off, let me just say that Thailand has been one of my dream destinations probably since I discovered my obsession with Thai food. Flash back to a year ago when I was trying to decide where I wanted to study. When it came down to it I was choosing between Bangkok and Chennai. So, it was only fair to take a trip & see what I have been missing the past five months.
BANGKOK:
What can I say, I instantly fell in love. The city is a perfect mix of East & West and I felt like I easily blended in with the massive amounts of tourists. The old city was beautiful yet most of the attractions were a bit overpriced. We did go see Wat Po or more popularly known as the Reclining Buddha. Not only was there a giant golden reclining Buddha to see but tons of other Buddha statues and crazy beautiful architecture. For just around 100 Baht it was completely worth it!
Besides the sight seeing probably the most important thing we did in Bangkok was EAT. Since we were on a budget we mostly ate street food which was more often a hit than a miss. Street food ranges in prices but most everything fell in between 10 to 60 Baht. Pad Thai (my favorite dish in the world) lived up to it's expectations along with basically every other Thai food I tried. The Thai iced coffee and iced tea were absolutely amazing and cheap... if you go you must give them a try! Also, while in Thailand I consumed the spiciest food I have ever eaten. I was a bit cocky and ignored the cook's warnings as I continued to spoon more on to my plate to the point where my rice was drowning.
Friends! Family! Others! This is the story of a girl whose wildest dreams came true all within the span of a week. How may you ask? Well, Let's find out! ;)
First off, let me just say that Thailand has been one of my dream destinations probably since I discovered my obsession with Thai food. Flash back to a year ago when I was trying to decide where I wanted to study. When it came down to it I was choosing between Bangkok and Chennai. So, it was only fair to take a trip & see what I have been missing the past five months.
BANGKOK:
What can I say, I instantly fell in love. The city is a perfect mix of East & West and I felt like I easily blended in with the massive amounts of tourists. The old city was beautiful yet most of the attractions were a bit overpriced. We did go see Wat Po or more popularly known as the Reclining Buddha. Not only was there a giant golden reclining Buddha to see but tons of other Buddha statues and crazy beautiful architecture. For just around 100 Baht it was completely worth it! Besides the sight seeing probably the most important thing we did in Bangkok was EAT. Since we were on a budget we mostly ate street food which was more often a hit than a miss. Street food ranges in prices but most everything fell in between 10 to 60 Baht. Pad Thai (my favorite dish in the world) lived up to it's expectations along with basically every other Thai food I tried. The Thai iced coffee and iced tea were absolutely amazing and cheap... if you go you must give them a try! Also, while in Thailand I consumed the spiciest food I have ever eaten. I was a bit cocky and ignored the cook's warnings as I continued to spoon more on to my plate to the point where my rice was drowning.
The following picture is the results of my ignorance:
Yup, pretty unattractive. Tears were literally rolling out of my eyes. So congrats Thailand, you got the best of me here.
Fortunately a few moments after this picture was taken, I was saved by the cook's guilt/sense of humor as she brought me over a nice and mild soup (while trying to control her laughter).
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| One of the 7 Pad Thai's I ate during the week! |
Stay tuned next time where you will hear about more food, elephants, and beaches. Oh lala!
xoxo
