My First Day in Bangkok // Feb. 20, 1990

It was the middle of the night when I arrived at Bangkok Airport.
The first thing I had to do was to decide on a hotel for the night.
At the airport I was able to come up with a reasonable hotel that was located downtown, and so I headed off there in a taxi shared with other tourists.
Even though it was around midnight, the streets were bustling with crowds of people. I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of my first foreign country.
When I arrived at the hotel, there were many young local girls in the lobby.
I had to wonder, would it be possible that I could travel alone in this unfamiliar place?
Somehow, I passed the night there, but with a very uncomfortable feeling.

バンコク1日目 ＜1990年2月20日＞

バンコク空港に着いたのは、夜中でした。
まず最初にしなければならなかったのが、その日泊まるホテルを決めること。
空港で手頃な宿を見つけた後、乗り合いタクシーで他のツーリストとともに街中のホテルへ。
夜中だというのに、町は多くの人で賑わっており、初めての異国の雰囲気に圧倒されそうになりました。
ホテルに着いた時、ロビーには地元の若い女性がたくさん。
私は、この知らない土地で本当に一人で旅をすることができるんだろうか？
なんだか落ち着かない気分で一夜を過ごしました。