City of trains and temples

Bangkok is a city under construction. Large scale construction. We arrived in an airport much larger than required and proceeded into the city on a brand new rail system clearly designed for thousands to use, but was very convenient for the dozen people actually on the train.

Other transport systems are more well used. There are underground metro systems, overhead rail systems, airport connecting rail systems, rapid transport bus lines and a variety of ferries. All of these of course have their own operators and ticketing system. The tourist trap alternatives add to the confusion by presenting the tourist ferry as the main option when you walk to the pier, at 10 times the price of a standard local trip.

The older constructions in Bangkok are also not done by halves, with enormous temples and monuments not in short supply.

Unfortunately once you get past the transport and the temples it seems the only thing to actually do in Bangkok is go shopping for designer clothes, and try to put up with the constant nagging of taxi and tuk tuk drivers. Three days was more than enough for us to be done with Bangkok and on to Cambodia.