After a long overnight flight, Bangkok, Thailand welcomes us. We clear customs and immigration, claim luggage, find our new guide, get on bus and head to our hotel. We are staying at the Menam Riverside Hotel. We enjoy the hotel buffet. So many great selections, but we ducks are amazed by these giant shrimp.
Huge shrimp, or prawns, on buffet table
Mom ate them and declared them delicious. Our group is taken to Chinatown where we explore the street activities, a food market and the flower market.
In Bangkok’s Chinatown
Street is fascinating and so different than the streets in Denver. And look at all the motorcycles.
So many motorcycles
We will see so many more motorcycles while in Bangkok. Here are our new friends.
Zeb and Soapy with taxi drivers.
These guys are taxi drivers. Motorcycles power the taxi, but passengers sit in the cart. A tuk tuk. And another new friend.
New things and new friend in market
Great stuff in here to sell to everyone. But wait.
Fish heads??
Mom, are these just the heads of fish? I believe so. Now we are walking through the flower market.
Aisle in flower market
Flowers being sold everywhere. And food too.
Wonderful smells from cooking food
The aromas here are a pleasing combination of flowers and cooking food. Unusual for us, but very appealing. On the street we see tributes to Buddha.
Buddha shrines on streets
This is great. It is hot in Bangkok, so selling fruit and juice is great for locals and tourists alike.
fruit and juice
We want to help.
We are helping arrange flowers
This lady is preparing flowers for sale. And here are some others, marigolds I believe.
Flowers ready for sale
Arranged, wrapped and ready for sale. This store offers food.
Food is always available
The owners have packaged so many different types of food, all ready to carry and eat elsewhere. Here is another Buddha shrine.
Buddha shrine on street
We will soon learn that Buddha shrines are very prevalent in Bangkok. We think Bangkok is a very busy city, but the people we met have all been very gracious. We look forward to seeing more.
Colorado Traveling Ducks 
Love the flowers!
Thanks. So did we and there were so many
The next part of the adventure! Bangkok is certainly a very busy city. Don’t get lost Ducks!
We didn’t get lost, but it was close a few times. Once mom almost forgot us after a photo. How terrifying. Hectic city but fascinating.
That would have been disastrous. Recently Mr ET didn’t notice when Justin Beaver fell out of his backpack and he nearly got left behind. It was a bit scary.
We nonhumans are so happy to see the world, but we are very dependent on our humans. So glad none of us have been lost or left somewhere away from home and you humans. We ducks and Justin are happy to have our humans. I hope to hear about Justin’s advenures soon.
It looks so busy there! That’s cool that the motorcycles are the taxi. I would feel so out of place there, I think.
It takes a littlel time to get accostumed to Bangkok, but then it is wonderful. We think you would love it. Very hectic, but people are so kind and helpful.
Chinatown has alot to see..loved the Flower market.
We loved it all. Certainly a lot to see. My third time in Bangkok, and I am always amazed by so much activity, so much to see and such gracious people.