The Backpacker District of Khaosan Road

Jan woke up with a serious hangover after our night out at Patpong. As always, food is the best remedy for a hangover, so we headed down to the breakfast buffet at our hotel. It was our last night at Narai, so after breakfast, we packed our backpacks. The English guys we met the night before had told us about their hotel on Khaosan Road, so we took a tuk-tuk there. Khaosan Road is the place where all the backpackers go. It’s lined with cheap hotels, restaurants, shops, and travel agencies. We found the hotel the English guys recommended, D&D. When we discovered it had a pool, we decided to book a room. It cost 600 baht to stay there, which is super cheap. You can definitely find even cheaper hotels on Khaosan Road, though. After dropping off our bags in our room, we headed down to Khaosan Road, where we found a place that offered traditional Thai massage. It was only 80 baht per person for half an hour. Thai massage is incredibly relaxing. It’s not exactly a typical massage; it’s more about being pressed and stretched. Sometimes they even put you in the weirdest positions, but don’t worry, they know what they’re doing. Of course, we had to try out the pool at the hotel since it’s so hot in Thailand. It felt amazing to jump in and cool off completely. In the evening, we decided to head to the Hard Rock Cafe, but it turned out to be really expensive to eat there. Instead, we went over to MBK, which is a huge modern shopping complex. Downstairs, we found a nice, cheap restaurant, but the food was so spicy it was almost inedible. Up on the top floor of MBK, there was a cinema where we watched the movie Minority Report. Just like in Denmark, they show trailers before the film in Thailand. Additionally, they play a portrait of the king, and the national anthem is played while everyone stands up to show their respect. We were sitting in the front row with other foreigners, so we realized a bit late that all the Thais had stood up. Back on Khaosan Road, we met a young Thai guy who was painting caricatures. He looked really talented, so we decided to get one done. He asked me if I was Chinese because I have slightly slanted eyes...