Day 1 - Bangkok

We traveled from Singapore to Bangkok (2 hours and 20 minutes) with Tiger Airlines. It is a "budget" airline but the flight was fine. Once we arrived we ate downstairs. It was difficult remembering the conversion rates. (Wait, why is my spring rolls 55 baht? OK, that is less than $3). We didn't know we needed coupons (bought by the door until after we ordered). We needed a taxi and tried to follow the signs to the public taxis. I don't think we ever made it. We got to a desk outside and she said 400 baht for each taxi or 700 for a large one. (We did not take another taxi ride during our stay for over 120 baht.) I don't know if it is possible to use a metered taxi from the airport but that is what you want if you can find it.

We checked into our guesthouse called Roof View Place. It looked a little scary based on the surrounding street but once we checked in, we really liked it (except for the terribly uncomfortable beds).

We walked to the river taxi and took it from 14 (Rama 8 bridge) to 8 (by the Royal Palace) for 9 baht (although the next day the same trip was 11 baht). We then walked up the pier and down the next one where we took at ferry across the river for 3 baht each. We went and explored Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn). It was very cool and we had fun walking up and down the steps.

We then got back on the ferry and back on the river taxi and took it down to central. We walked around and tried to find the skytrain but couldn't. We eventually found a good place to eat (after being taken by a tuk-tuk to an expensive restaurant and having to walk from there). We found the skytrain and took it for a bit but it was not so exciting after having a MRT in Singapore. We took a tuk-tuk back to our guesthouse and called it a night