Nick - Whats the capital of Thailand?

Well sorry about not writing for a while but yet again we are in an area with limited access to Internet. The overnight train from Laos though comfertable, did not warrant us a wink of sleep. That and the fact I picked up a small cold made the ride downright misrable. But we arrived! Bangkok! This city personifies the tourism industry. With tuk tuks afoot and sketchy Thais asking if we want to see the infamous "ping pong peep show" we are constantly bombarded by street venders and suit salesmen. Though annoying one must stand in utter awe at their persistancy. It is hot but all of this pales in comparison to the food. With all-you-can-stuff-your-face-with Pad Thai sold on every street corner and curry so spicy it will have your culo cringing even before the first bite we are in heaven. It is true that southeast Asia has become not only a spiritual venter bun a culinary one as well. Fresh off the train and exhausted we piled into one of Bangkok's pink taxis where we bargained the price despite there being a meter. We arrived at tourist centro and still at 6am the smut peddlers were still lingering. Thailand has proven to be the most expensive part of our trip yet we finally locate a "cheap" hostel and collapse on the used mattresses. When we awoke we immediatly set upon the streets. Everything looked inticing y todavia no sé que compraré para mi mujer... But some shirts we saw that are worth noting here, "If you Google MySpace I'll YouTube your Yahoo" Mateo really wanted so get the shirt "sorry ladies I'm gay" but fourtunetly I talked him down from that cliff. Then randomly during our travels we met a Thai man that informed us that the king had recently visited and subsidized the Tuk tuks for the day. This mention we could see all of the sights in the city for only 20 Baht! So we hailed one down and got to see the 45m Buddha and a monk that held so still Mateo thought he was fake (but I saw him blink). We went out to some bars and drank with some interesting people. Hopefully tomorrow we will get out of this city and explore more of the region. Thanks for listening!