Tuesday, September 11, 2007
One Night (Technically, Two) in Bangkok Makes a Hard Man Crumble
Every now and then I need a day in Bangkok. Who doesn't?
Got in late Saturday night after the normal 24 hours of travel. However, upgrading to Business Class on the 14 hour DC-Tokyo flight AND the 6 hour Tokyo-Bangkok flight makes ALL the difference. I was ready to go out when I got to the hotel;. Sadly, the bars close at 1 and it was quarter 'til before I was ready to go. Alas. So I just slept.
Sunday was cool. Went shopping at the big weekend outdoor market (got some shoes). Pampered myself with a facial at my favorite salon and got a $15 2-hour massage...heaven. Had dinner from a street stall, then went out to one of the bars, figuring I'd go dancing later. A waiter waved me over to a table where someone I'd met earlier in the day was sitting (we'd seen each other on the skytrain, he'd tried to chat me up but I was off to the salon, and am also a little nervous about being chatted up by strangers on the skytrain). Anyway, turned out to be a very nice guy, we went to a new club in town and then headed to my favorite dance club (nice, as I didn't really want to go alone, it's so crowded and I kinda stand out there) and then he made sure I got back to my hotel OK. And yeah, he paid his own cover charges and drinks and even for my cab ride, so no, it wasn't one of "those" situations. Maybe I should be less nervous about people on the skytrain. Or maybe he's just a particularly friendly guy.
My Blogger screen is in Vietnamese. That is because I am now in Hanoi. More to follow on that.
Got in late Saturday night after the normal 24 hours of travel. However, upgrading to Business Class on the 14 hour DC-Tokyo flight AND the 6 hour Tokyo-Bangkok flight makes ALL the difference. I was ready to go out when I got to the hotel;. Sadly, the bars close at 1 and it was quarter 'til before I was ready to go. Alas. So I just slept.
Sunday was cool. Went shopping at the big weekend outdoor market (got some shoes). Pampered myself with a facial at my favorite salon and got a $15 2-hour massage...heaven. Had dinner from a street stall, then went out to one of the bars, figuring I'd go dancing later. A waiter waved me over to a table where someone I'd met earlier in the day was sitting (we'd seen each other on the skytrain, he'd tried to chat me up but I was off to the salon, and am also a little nervous about being chatted up by strangers on the skytrain). Anyway, turned out to be a very nice guy, we went to a new club in town and then headed to my favorite dance club (nice, as I didn't really want to go alone, it's so crowded and I kinda stand out there) and then he made sure I got back to my hotel OK. And yeah, he paid his own cover charges and drinks and even for my cab ride, so no, it wasn't one of "those" situations. Maybe I should be less nervous about people on the skytrain. Or maybe he's just a particularly friendly guy.
My Blogger screen is in Vietnamese. That is because I am now in Hanoi. More to follow on that.
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