Finding my way to the hostel in Bangkok

If you landed here first, take a look at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. Why did I use  the public transportation vehicles instead of taking a cab and going to my hostel fast and easy? Well, because the second one is the way tourists prefer. I am not a tourist, I am a traveller and I travel the way locals do because:

 “You can’t understand a city without using its public transportation system.” – Erol Ozan 

Definitely! I usually take the public transportation when I am abroad so that I can observe the local life, culture and people closely. I did the same in Bangkok. Let’s go!

This is the place where I I took the free airport minivan to the Public Transportation Center to go to.

The free airport shuttle station at Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok

Just about to melt under the sun, I saw the shuttle coming …The air condition in the shuttle was sooo good!

The free airport shuttle

From the Public Transportation Center, I took public minivan No.552 to the hostel.

Public Transportation Center

I paid 25Baht when I got on the minivan.

Puclic minivan No.552 at Public Transportation Center

Once we hit the roads, I started to take more and more pictures…

Bangkok

What’s the agenda today? Of course, the protests against the government…

A Thai man was reading the newspaper

I love to see the cyclists…

Cyclists in Bangkok

Good that the water here didn’t evaporate…It was so hot…

Bangkok

So hot that 3 umbrellas+1 hat cooling system was barely helping this vendor…

The cooling system of a vendor in Bangkok

What about sports? Rafa Nadal, the world’s second best professional tennis player on the news.

He was reading the sports page of the newspaper

The roads in Bangkok…We got stuck in the traffic for a while because we were passing through the protest area but then it was ok as you can see…

The roads in Bagkok, Thailand

I got off at Bang Chat BTS Station. While I was looking around to figure out which way to go, these two ladies came towards me to ask whether I was lost or not… Yeah, you can say that, haha… My angels…Thai people are really kind…

Two kind ladies who helped me to find my hostel in Bangkok

The lady holding her son knew the location of the hostel and told a shortcut to mu hostel…I was only ten minutes away from it. Thank you veyr much!

She was giving a big hug to her lovely boy

I had no idea how I noticed her nails but I got the permission to take a photo of it…What do you think about it? Not my style for sure…Didyou notice anything else? The color? Yeah, as the protests hit new peak when I was there people supporting the protests were wearing accessorizes like hats, belts, hair pins, rings, earings etc and clothes with the color of Thai Flag. After all the “don’t” warning from my family and consulate! As you can imagine, they were just triggering the reverse psychology button! I was even more curious to see the protest areas.

Nails supporting the protests in Thailand

The local Thai man was seen washing his motorcycle…

The local Thai man in Bangkok

What do you think about the colors of the buildings? I loved it…

The colorful buildings in Bangkok, Thailand

The colorful buildings and satellite dishes in Bangkok, Thailand

Almost everyone, 5 out of 6 people,  could speak English so it was easy to find my way to the hostel without asking tones of people and having the possibility of being misled…

Finally I arrived at my hostel! See you in the next article about my home in Bangkok.