Red Light District

January 22, 2011  evening

We were are staying is right in the heart of Bangkok.  We are two blocks from the sky train and about three blocks from the red light district.  We decided to take a tour through the district to see what it is all about.  There are two famous streets where the red light district resides.  We walked on both.

It was the usual fare of men and women trying to get you to go into their establishment to see the different types of dancing.  From what I could observe it was go-go dancing on the first floor and topless dancing on the 2nd floors.  Most of the women working looked very, very young.

One thing about Thailand that rubs me the wrong way is seeing old guys (mostly white) with really young Thai women.  It is so obviously wrong.  I took no pictures during this excursion because I did not want to look like a tourist.  You will have to book your own trip to Bangkok to see these images.

I ended the night at The Balcony.  It was supposed to be ladies (lesbians) night.  However, there was nothing but the boys.  It was a great time sitting outside, chatting it up people sitting near us.  We met Sean from Montreal who has been traveling in SE Asia since the end of November and two American brothers from Kentucky (one now lives in Florida).  It was a good time.  There is a big gay community about one block from our guest house.