Round The World in 777 Days: Day 1001

Day 1001 – 4th March 2008 +7:00 GMT

Well we started the day off with a pastry from the hotel bakery and then walked to the canal Khlong San Sap and found Jim Thompsons house.

Run Down Building In Centre Of Bangkok

Buildings By Canal

Shrine In Bangkok

Jim Thompson was an American who came to Thailand and started the Thai Silk trade industry. He liked Thailand so much he built a house in Bangkok which comprised of 6 houses all made in a traditional Thai style with Thai materials. Jim Thompson went missing ona trip to Cambodia in 1967 and was never seen again. His house is now open as a museum and all proceeds go to local Thai charities. So we paid 100 baht entry and were immediately put on an English guided tour of the house.

Jim Thompsons House

Shrine At Jim Thompsons House

The tour lasted abut 30 minutes and afterwards we sat in the cafe and had a drink to cool down.

Jill Having a Drink At Jim Thompsons House

We then spent the next few hours wandering the side streets and browsing in several shops and malls. We headed back to the Vietnamese Embassy at 3:30pm and collected out passports and Visa’s with no problems. We then got the skytrain to the end of the line which is next to the river and took the long boat up the river Chao Phraya to the North end of the city.

Docks In Bangkok

Boats On River

Riverside Apartment In Bangkok

Bridge Painters - Note The Lack Of Safety Harnesses/Life Jacket etc..

Our Long Boat

We then walked to the Khaosan Road which is probably the most famous street in Bangkok. The Road is packed full off street traders and stalls selling, clothes, pirated DVD’s, computer games and anything else that can possible be copied. We found a bar and had a beer, within ten minutes you get harassed by half a dozen people trying to sell sunglasses, cigarette lighters and croaking frogs. We walked up and down the street looking at all the stalls and stopping for several beers and cocktails.