Bangkok in two days

Two days to spare and the consideration of what we want to see, the answer: a lot, so no time for jetlag. Day one led us mainly on foot through Bangkok. We started at a huge market in Chinatown where we made our way deep down, so that at some point there were no more tourists and the alleys became smaller and narrower. What an exciting hustle and bustle and yet there are still fully loaded scooters driving through the corridors. We continued to Lumphini Park, Bangkok's green lung. From there we continued on foot past the Red Light District and towards the Sathorn Pier. There we bought 48-hour tickets for hop on hop off boats and headed to Khao San Road. We had delicious food for lunch at Madam Monsur's and it was comfortable under all the fans. At 3 o'clock back to the hotel. Freshen up, put on better clothes and then up to the Baiyoke 2 Tower for the sunset, what a view over Bangkok, cocktails all inclusive. On the way back, we wanted to save money and walked for about 1 hour in the night heat of Bangkok to the metro, only to pay 60 baht (about €1.80) for three stations, a taxi or tuk-tuk would have cost only 150 baht for door-to-door service. For dinner, we only had an apple, the hunger didn't really come with the heat and the walking around. New day, new luck, Friday October 25, 2019. Today, temples are on the program and from the hotel room, the weather looks the same as yesterday, but after breakfast, the shock: 35 degrees, humid and scorching sun. So let's go by train and on foot to Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. Now it's time to cover shoulders and legs, so I had to buy a blue cloth to wrap around, which is really nice, so maybe even a good investment for 150 baht. Wat Pho is the temple of the reclining Buddha and overall I must admit, this Buddha is impressive, but even more so are the surrounding buildings with their sparkling shingles and paintings in the sun. Then we went to the Grand Palace, where everything shines golden and the ground radiates incredible heat, so taking off shoes to visit the temple and waiting in line in the sun, laughing, travel groups have priority at the entrance, but it doesn't matter, we also caught brief glimpses inside the temple and I like the buildings better than the Buddhist culture. Unfortunately, you can't go inside the Royal Palace itself. Afterwards, we ate again at Madam Musur's, this time sticky rice with mango, a dream, definitely a meal you should try in Thailand. We cooled off today at the luxury shopping center, again with great architecture inside and outside. In the evening, we had street food again in Chinatown. After that, it was bye bye Bangkok and off to the airport for the domestic flight to Phuket. Conclusion Bangkok, a great city where you can see a lot, like various temples, the bustling life in Chinatown, the tranquility in Lumphini Park, but also the sweltering heat with stagnant air in Bangkok's spring.