Woke up at 8:00 AM today. Not enough sleep, four and a half hours maybe, but I am pretty amped and the adrenaline of being here is definitely flowing so I feel good.
Here are my first impressions of Bangkok… it kind of reminds me of TJ. There is a lot of garbage around, things are pretty grungy, tons of traffic, crazy drivers and vehicles spewing black exhaust. As we walked around we saw hundreds of ratty looking stray dogs and a few dirty cats. Some of the animals look to be in good health but there are also some that look very mangy and are not doing too good. The air is really hot and metallic smelling, maybe from unleaded gasoline or something. 
Last night was a crazy night. We are only spending today in the crazyness of Bangkok and then heading up to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand by night train where it is supposed to be more relaxed. Need to find a place to exchange some money first.P.S. The hotel we stayed in last night was in a working class Thai residential area, probably the cabbies uncles hotel. Not a bad thing per se. Figured this out later after we hung out a Khao San Road for a little bit where there are loads more of other travelers.
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