Sawadee ka! Greetings and smiles from Thailand! My flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok last night was a quick 2 hours and 25 minutes. Bangkok's airport is amazing! Crap, I should have taken pics! The architecture and layout was impressive, lots of glass, polished metal and neon lights. It's worth noting that driving here is INSANE. I couldn't make sense of traffic rules and my driver was weaving in and out of cars and people while going 25. I swear he grazed a BMW as he tried to sneak through a busy roundabout. Total ride time was 25 minutes and I believe I traveled around 39KM. The hotel Kevin booked lost our reservations but they directed us to their sister joint called U-Place (I'm writing from their front desk lobby PC). Great little hotel tucked away from the highway. Pool, laundromat and gym onsite.
We just finished up lunch with Kevin. We went to a local spot and, although the service took forever (probably because they don't tip in Thailand), the food was amazing. We had shredded chicken and shark fin soup, peppered/garlic squid, and chili basil chicken. Definitely worth the wait. Total meal price for the two of us... a little under 9USD.
We are off to find the MBK mall so we can stock up on essentials: sunscreen, coffee, SIM cards and more memory cards for my camera.
Glad to know you arrived safely and connected with Kevin, although not without some adventure. I'm also assured that you won't go hungry!
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Much love,
Mom
sick blog Willy, hope Asia is fun, just wanted to let you know the dodgers have been beating the Giants thus far....
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