The area is turistic, but you can feel the great atmosphere. The area has got a soul, a real identity. It's Bangkok's bohemian heart where budget travellers come out to play and meet locals in a colourful and convivial atmosphere.

You can spend all day here and don't get bored. You just need to sit in a table in a bar, read a book and start to talk to the other travellers. It's easy to meet new people, normal to join the table of somebody that you don't know, and exchange information and tips on your next destination.

At least I understood one thing, the Orient is affascinating. Bangkok, like so many other cities of the third world, is full of contraddictions. There are very modern area, with the latest skyscrapes and then just around the corner you can find wooden houses where people live in a very difficult conditions. The traffic is terrible. To go from one side to the other of city, you could take hours. The best way to move in the city, it is by expressboat. It's fast, cheap and you can enjoy a nice view. In this city there are markets everywhere and they are open till late. Everywhere you can also find some strange little restaurants where also the majority of Thai eat at all hours. Chinatown and Little India are very interisting area too. This city has a lot to offer.

Today is the King birthday. Thousand of people arrived in the city for the celebration. Yuo can feel that it is an important day for them. Everywhere you can find a street show, thai boxing matches and the thai are in the steet all day. The celebration will continue till late.

Now I will have at least ten hours (probably more) by bus to reach Chang Mai, the second biggest city in the north of Thailand.