“When you go, check out the city parks – those are the best places to see water monitors.” I’ve heard this advice from several sources, and since we had a number of days scheduled in Bangkok, it seemed like a no-brainer.  One of the reasons I picked a hotel out in the suburbs north of the airport was the large park it bordered, and that turned out to be a good decision.  Our first morning there, eating breakfast on the verandah overlooking the park, Jeff said “there’s one!”  and we watched a medium-sized Varanus salvator swimming across the lake.  There was no mistaking that large lizard head in profile.  Breakfast On The Verandah Life Lister Number One. Still a bit…