Didn't get up as early as I'd have liked today, but I'm going to go right ahead and blame that on the jet lag. When I did get up I started wandering about to see some sights.
I was just taking a picture of the dominating Democracy Monument when a friendly young Thai came up to me and offered me a tuk-tuk tour of the city for very, very cheap. Now I'm not so dense as to figure there was no catch, so a bit of gentle probing revealed I'd be dropped off at one of the tailor shops in the city for the driver to pick up some free petrol. This seemed reasonable, so I hopped in.
Unfortunately there were slightly more shops than advertised, but in fairness they were spaced out around some genuine city sights (such as a HUGE standing Buddha and a HUGE reclining Buddha and several SMALLER Buddhas). I may have accidentally ordered some tailor-made shirts for much less than it would cost me back home. As long as they arrive tomorrow, I'll be happy.
In the evening I watched some muai thai - Thai boxing. I was persuaded to buy a ringside seat, which cost a touch more than I really wanted, but I figure you're always ripped off on the first day in a new country, so I might as well get ripped off properly. Not being an affectionado of Western style boxing, I'm not in the position to make sensible comparisons, but after a couple of rounds where the fighters seem to get to know each other they get positively brutal. Seeing surprisingly lightweight Thais kick each other repeatedly was oddly compelling, not that I'll be adding boxing to my list of "must tries". Still, I've now attended my first blood sport, which had to happen sooner or later.
The evening saw me grabbing more spicy food and head to bed. See you tomorrow...
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