The
noise and pollution of traffic, the nonexistent or overpopulated
sidewalks, the mind-blowing variety of places to eat, drink, shop and
splurge and the constant haggling associated with them, and the
melting heat, make Bangkok quite an
exhausting place to spend more than 3 days. So we tried to find some
soothing in a swimming pool, but not many alternatives emerged – it
seems that a public swimming pool, in the sense it's understood in
Europe, just does not exist in Bangkok.
The
lady who runs the guest house, told us that a few hotels nearby would
allow, for a fee, non-guests to use their pool, but that the best one
would be found at Goethe Institut almost around the corner - she used
to take her daughter there herself. So we memorized the sentence Wir
möchten sehr gern Eure Schwimmbad benützen, bitte, and head
off. Unfortunately, no German was needed to find out that also their
pool required a membership – 600 Baht for a month, with no
exceptions. Such a shame – the pool was great, and the premises
even had a very intriguing-looking café for a breakfast afterwards!
We should have just sneaked in and claim not to have noticed the
extremely visible “members only” sign at the entrance.
So
instead we walked to the closest one of the hotels the lady had
mentioned, paid 70 Baht each to take a few strokes – there really
wasn't room for more – in their miniature pool, and around 150 Baht
for the most ridiculous set breakfast we've had on this trip.
- 2 boiled eggs
- toast with orange marmelade
- pancake with lime and honey
- lipton tea
- orange juice
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