Wednesday 'October 21, 2009 to complete as it should be the visit to Bangkok, could not miss the whole of Ko Ratanakosin. Located in the heart of Bangkok, the complex and 'completely fortified and inside houses the former royal palace and an area more' strictly religious, the main symbol and 'Wat Phra Kaew. This 'apparently, and' regarded as the Vatican of Buddhism. Here the religious architecture reaches its peak, with majestic temples, frescoes and mosaics in glass endless strong and contrasting colors to make an ornament anywhere. I must admit that within this complex, personal ignorance about the history and culture of Eastern Europe and 'varmente pounding. A little 'as a catapult in a few minutes, an extra-terrestrial in the center of Florence. When we say that the journey and 'always an ongoing challenge against his ignorance ...
Wat Phra Kaew
Former Royal Palace in Bangkok
located in Bangkok and changing very topic, you can not 'let Rambutri and Pat Pong, two places where wanting to never go to bed. Rambutri, where I live, and 'the tourist area just above the Royal Palace complex in this area, Hotel, Guest House, restaurants and nightlife for the more' in the street are the main elements that never opened and never closed.
Pat Pong however, slightly more 'to south-east, and' a neighborhood brothel to open in the strict sense of the term, with fleets of Westerners of all ages' in search of "economic "thailandesine (sometimes unfortunately even very young girls). Roads and streets so full of clubs, discos, massage parlors (not Orthodox), restaurants and markets, all perpetually populated by any number of girls and looking for the trans penny.
Yesterday finally exit out of town 'to visit the Floating Market (market on boat) Damnoen Saduak. It 'been a good ride, but' I must admit, quite below expectations. I thought I would find something more 'authentic and traditional Thai for Thai stuff, so to speak. The massive presence of turtisti was oppressive and instead focused on selling all the usual gingillini to them. Not that I have anything against tourists in if ', after all I am part of (and' nice to say "travelers", but in the eyes of the premises we are all equal, all tourists), but 'is an undisputed fact that tourism mass, when inserted in place of a long and old tradition, is to remove much of its authenticity 'to the situation. Then, in the possibility 'of choice, the discovery of "authentic traditional' of a population" (perhaps the illusion which still exists) and therefore outside the normal "tourist circuit" remains the Holy Grail of the traveler. In practice, however, 'everything' more 'complicated than it seems. He talks about Rolf Potts in his book "Marco Polo there 's never been," setting out how easy it is "confusing authenticity', with our idealized expectations of what 'the authenticity which' should be" 
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