A little escape in Erawan near Bangkok

All the photos were taken with my iPhone.

Thailand, Bangkok

After a week in Chiang Mai, we took a night train to Bangkok. As I live in a small town in France I was a little bit apprehensive of this big thai city. When we went it was really hot between 32 and 36 degrees but since you are in a city it feels hoter ! However we manage to do a lot of things by walking, we went out in the morning to avoid the heat and then we made plans in the afternoon for the night or the next day.

Bangkok is such a big city, you have a lot of places to explore, you can visit the old part of Bangkok with the temples (Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, the National Museum,...) but also enjoy the modern part with the big malls, the skyscrapers night view and don't forget to go to Chatuchak Market,..

The city is really big so you can't always explore by walking, we walked to the closest places but we also went around by taxi (always ask the price and if they know the place where you want to go before going inside the car), tuk tuk, and boat on the Khlong Mahanak river (very inexpensive).

D Hostel (youth hostel)

National Museum

Grand Palace

Grand Palace

Pure beauty

Go as soon as the temple opens

I manage to take this picture in between tourists posing

The precision..

Even more beautiful in real life

The details again..

So much gold..

Mix of blues

Most beautiful roofs ever

Nature and details

"Street art"

LA vibes 

Portugal vibes

Baiyoke Tower II night view

Golden Mount view

Jim Thompson House

Jim Thompson House

FYI: We came by a night train from Chiang Mai. We slept near the old city (Wat Pho, National Museum,..), we found our place on Hostel World. We ate a lot in the streets (Kao San Road) we always went to the same lovely lady who made Pad Thai en Spring Rolls and if we wanted a dessert a nice man who made Roti (banana/chocolate omg you need to try). We also tried the restaurant Thip Samai, their Pad Thai and orange juice (expensive) are really good ! Sometimes we also went to the Maharat Pier (lots of "american" shops like Starbucks, but also nice restaurants and place) near the Amulete Market. All the photos were taken with my iPhone.

Thailand, Chiang Mai

Our first stop was Chiang Mai, we both never been to Asia and we thought it was a nice way to discover Thaï culture without being too lost (and too hot as the city is situated in the North the temperature was colder than Bangkok).
The city is really nice, surounded by nature and mountains you can do a lot of different activities. Also all the main temples are in the center, so if you like to walk you can do it by walking, you don't have to take a tuk tuk or a taxi. We decided to walk a lot because it allowed us to get lost and wonder around the city..
The temples are beautiful, the details outside and inside as well as the colors used are amazing. When you go inside (cover your shoulders and wear long skirt/pants) you can sit on the floor (feet behind you not facing Buddha) and enjoy the moment of calm. They beep a lot while driving so the city can be a bit noisy so it was nice to relax in the nature around the city, exploring temples outside, taking care of elephants,..

The inhabitants are really nice and smile a lot but since we are tourists they will (most likely) try to sell you things at a higher price (same for transports), but you can negociate with them, you just need to smile while you do it and be reasonable !

If you have any recommendation for other travelers please leave them bellow ! Also if you already went in Chiang Mai I would love to read about it.

Wat Chiang Man

The Monastery of a thousand kilns (Wat Pan Tao)

Wat Chedi Luang

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Boat trip on the Ping river

Chiang Mai moutains

A day taking care and learning about elephants

FYI: We came by plane with Qatar Airways (Paris/Bangkok flight) then we took a plane from Bangkok to Chiang Mai via Bangkok Airways. We slept outside the city near Central Festival (a big mall), we found our place on Airbnb. We ate a lot in the mall (Sukishi Charcol Grill and Japanese Restaurant, the Food Park and other restaurants are pretty good) we also made food at home since we had a kitchen or ate in the streets. All the photos were taken with my iPhone.