I wish we could say this was a great walk. The heat here is so consuming, it is all I think about...getting out of it. The books all say to visit Lumpini Park at sunrise until 8am ish or after the sun sets. It is 10 am when we arrive. There are lots of trees, but not enough to keep the road completely shaded. We purchase some water on our way in and head over to the lake where we take our first shaded break. We can see many folks out in the paddle wheel boats. While these have shade covers on them, the sun attacks the paddlers from the front, sides and the back, just not from the top. The enterprising paddlers had steered themselves over to the bridge to find shaded relief under it.
We quickly veto a boat ride but do consider a return trip one day at dusk. The park is very pretty and while it gets good use, doesn't overwhelm with the hordes of folks one finds on the regular streets.
We go on down Silom to find the great Japanese place we had lunch last year. They had the prix-fix Binto Box that was just delicious. On our way we stop for a foot massage, this tends to happen fairly regularly as in almost every day—a fantastic treat. We eventually make it to the lunch spot, but find they have transitioned to a buffet. We don't enjoy buffet style dining and head out in a new direction.
It is time to leave bangkok, we are ready for some new sites and challenges.
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