Well, I would have to live a bit on the cheap for a couple of days to get back into the budget zone. Hopefully this should be possible in Cambodia.
Thailand is not really as cheap as I expected it. Food and local transport is cheap alright, but drinks, electronics, diving and accommodation is not really that much cheaper than at home - maybe I am a bit spoiled from Nepal.
Since I have not visited the Grand Palace (which according to many guides is a must) of Bangkok I thought this would be something good to do after the errant of Visa application.
I took a Skytrain to the boat pier (as the older parts of Bangkok are not served by public transportation and I am trying to avoid taxis and tuktuks where possible.
From the pier it was nice boat ride up the river to the pier between Wat Poh and the Grand Palace. After a short walk and attaching my zip-off pants' legs I went into the palace for another staggering 500 Baht and walked around.
The architecture of the temples and buildings was nice and quite impressive but if I am honest I liked Wat Poh (for 100 Baht) better.
Back out on the street I was getting hungry and found a little kitchen with a few steel tables attached to the hallway it was sitting in. My Spicy chicken with rice was great and I got my first chance to try EST (some sort of Thai Coke).
After crossing the river and finding a different boat that would take me back to the Metro station I decided to head back to the hostel and freshen up.
As it turned out the Skybar we tried to get to yesterday was the one from the Film "The Hangover - Part II" and although I haven't seen the second part I wanted to go and visit it for the case I should ever see the film (so I can say: "I've Been there").
So after a nice shower I took out (for the first time) my jeans that I brought for such occasions on this trip and a shirt, put on my white running shoes and met up with Sharon again.
This time we had dinner at a food court to save up the money for the expensive cocktails up on the roof.
Now we knew the way to the entrance and our wardrobe was approved and we were sent up to the 64th floor.
I had an appropriately named Hangovertini (containing who knows what in a Martini glass) and Sharon had a lemon cocktail.
The view was good from the top, we were above all surrounding buildings (the Bangkok State tower is the third highest building in Bangkok and the Sirocco largest all-open-air restaurant in the world).
We took a few pics but only saw the even more impressive side of the building when we walked around a bit and found the large open air terrace that is facing downtown Bangkok (and the moon).
It was not a cheap ending to an expensive day but well worth it.
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