Lumbini Park, Bangkok’s “Central Park”

​My one extravagance so far is hiring a cab (“Grab”) to get anywhere far away, (or close by if pedestrian appeal is missing). Like any city, there’re cranes and construction and roadwork and mayhem. Beholding it from a car is not so bad. As with any city, there are soft parts (parks); there are hard parts (traffic and construction). I’m delightfully challenged to try to soften the city experience. And so it cost me 6 bucks to travel in the cool of a cab to Lumbini Park, Bangkok’s “Central Park.”

I now know not to be dropped off at the “main gate”. Traffic jam all the way, poor guy; I tipped him 40 baht. Surely there’s another gate rather than the main one, an overload of crass amusement. Except for the centrality and calm of the memorial honoring Queen ‘s recent passing (“Queen Mum," a cabbie said), it was a brutal walk through a gauntlet of sensual stimulation and a long way to the soothe of the green space that I was seeking.

Now, expansive views and more oxygen. A hum of traffic in the distance like white-noise. Lilting strands of an orchestra drifting over the pond to my ears. Hmm. I wonder what’s up? I recognize that curious feeling - ☺️. Hello my friend.

There’s always more to learn that’s made clearer by travel. I enjoy resting on laurel time; also my wanderlust and rambling. 



PS : Lumbini (Nepal/India) is the birthplace of the Buddha. (The Buddha gets around.)

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