Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Through an airport door…sideways

Or as Confucius says, going to Bangkok.

I had until noon to check out so a leisurely breakfast, read of paper and cross words were in order, followed by a last swim in the pool. I took these pics later in the morning.

After a shower I packed most of my stuff and then headed to the Internet cafĂ© for a last visit. The total cost for my use for the week was under $5. I checked out and had a lunch of steamed crabs at the restaurant across the road, where we’d eaten the night before.

My car for the trip was a Camry and much newer than the Volvo coming down and both the seatbelts and speedo worked. We left about 1:20 and got to the Dusit at 4:10. The trip took longer than going down because we hit a heavy storm on the way and then the afternoon rush hour when we got to Bangkok.

This time I’m staying in a corner room – an upgrade on my upgrade. The layout is different than the previous room and it’s a bit larger, but the major difference it it has twice the balcony area. I’m right at the front so have a great view of the park.

Jeff and Kellie going in 30 minutes after me, despite leaving about the same time. We had some drinks at the club, meeting an Aussie couple on their honeymoon and then had dinner at one of the restaurants we’d been to last week. Neither Jeff nor I were drinking alcohol so it was very cheap (under $10).

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