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TAR 19 EP 5 "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" (Bangkok, Thailand)
eddiethejet:
--- Quote from: Chateau d If on October 21, 2011, 11:49:37 PM ---Eddy, that sounds dirty.
Wat do you mean?
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LOL there are 2 roadblocks in this episode. the spirit one we are looking for is a "wat" followed by a 11-12 letter "c" word. perhaps a wat chan...something.
Kartvelophile:
The Royal Turf Club pic, the contestants at that instant are walking away from the bus station. I would bet you money they got on the BTS (I believe 40 THB or 1.15ish USD per person) from Ekamai BTS (also known as the Skytrain... which I think is where Team Cha Cha Cha picked up Fern) and got off at either Phaya Thai or Ratchatewi Station. The ones near the Grand Palace probably got off at either Siam or National Stadium (National Stadium would involve a transfer). Ratchatewi and Phaya Thai are a block away from each other. So are Siam and National Stadium. The fare from Ekamai to Siam would be the same or slightly less than Ekamai-Ratchatewi. The ones near the Turf Club probably got info from locals where the Grand Palace ones probably looked at a map and decided (wrongly) where to get off.
The way the roads are laid out, that would explain why those teams are so far apart geography wise. To get from Siam Station to the Grand Palace walking is an hourish if you know where you're going and I went sort of fast. And I never walked Ratchatewi to Banglamphu. I always took a motorcycle taxi... however if you were walking, the Turf Club people are doing it the fastest way.
And BTW, Phra Nakorn on the Google Map is not Phra Nakorn as I use it. The Phra Nakorn on the Google Map is the name of a specifically named municipal administrative district... I would call what Google Maps says is Phra Nakorn "Banglamphu", which is the neighborhood where I lived. The way that I used Phra Nakorn was the island (bounded by the Chao Phraya and the canals). It's also known as Rattanakosin Island, but no one uses that name anymore.
Map of Phra Nakorn District: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Phra_Nakhon.png
And another thing: Elephants are everywhere in Thailand. I would actually think that the elephant task is somewhere between BKK and Pattaya, especially if we know they are at Ekamai Station.
Kartvelophile:
And Forests for the elephants task like that can be seen anywhere 30 min outside of BKK Metro. Elephants, if arranged are everywhere (for tourists). Khao Yai's forest would probably be denser than that as it's primarily old growth.
The way I would see it is:
Route Info Task of building a Spirit house.
Go to BKK
Go to near Pattaya for elephants
Go to Thonburi (here they call it Bangkok Noi... Google Maps needs to start using the local names not the administrative names.)
Pit Stop somewhere in Thonburi/Phra Nakorn/Dusit (in my dream world, it would be one of the Royal Palaces in Dusit)
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Note on Wats: If some rich Thai guy liked a wat, they would just use the plans and details to build a replica where they wanted. That was done rather frequently, especially in the past 100 years. There are limits, like Wat Pho and the hilltop temple in Chiang Mai are considered too special. Just because it looks the same doesn't mean it is the same. I still think the background is a shoreline and ocean.
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The people that are walking by the hedges are actually very close to the Grand Palace. And the two pics that I said were walking near Bangkok City Hall are close to the Grand Palace as well. (Bangkok City Hall is a 15-ish minute walk to the Grand Palace)
Ouagadougou:
Is there a possible Fast Forward in the leg?
eddiethejet:
i dont think there would be one...since we have 2 roadblocks, there probably wouldnt be enough time to fit in a fast forward.
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