There's a large group of former Peace Corps volunteers in Thailand that gets together every month to throw down a few beers and to reminisce about the good ol' days. Most are former PC Thailand volunteers who have returned to to settle down, or, like Carl and I, who have never really left. The rest are former volunteers that served elsewhere in the world and are now based in Thailand with various international development organizations.
One guy runs a bicycle tour company, and during a recent meeting, he offered our Peace Corps Group a promotion. So, last Saturday, Carl and I sacrificed an evening downtown to join the Bangkok Night Ride.
We started near the backpacker district, Khao San Rd, and worked our way to the Chao Phraya river.
Our first stop was Thonburi, which is just across the river from Bangkok. After a few history lessons as we peddled past ancient forts and temples, we cross back across the Chao Phraya to the 24 hr flower market.
Normally, a flower market is not someplace that I would have picked to visit, but I can add it to my "been there done that" list, and it makes for some nice photo ops.
After a short ride, our next stop was Wat Poh - famous for the reclining Buddha. I had been there before, but in the scorching mid-day heat. Aside from simply cruising through the back alleys of Bangkok, this was the highlight of the tour for me.
After dropping off our bikes, Carl and I ventured back to Khao San Rd, where we had spent so many evenings during our Peace Corps days, and finished off our tour with a few Buckets of Joy.
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