For over a decade, getting from downtown to meet someone at the Paradise Park mall or hunt records at the nearby Vinyl Die Hards meant heading off to BTS Udom Suk and then a long moto taxi ride. The only alternative was a lengthy cab ride that could last hours in evening traffic, especially during the past several years of construction.
Last month, that all changed with a new option.
What’s it called? Monorail!
You may have heard those things are awfully loud, but I can now say it truly glides as softly as a cloud.
This past week I became one of the early birds to live out my Lyle Lanley fantasy and see the sights as I rode it all the way from end to end.
Before we hit the rails to catalog the sights and locales, let’s answer some essential questions.
Where? The MRT Yellow Line describes a large backward C running southeast from Lat Phrao then turns…
