Bangkok

To complete our exploration of the Indochinese Peninsula, we visited Bangkok, Thailand, prior to returning home. Shortly after our arrival we learned that the country was in mourning after the death of their king in October. Many people were wearing black, the official color of Thailand’s year-long mourning period.

Our hotel was a delightful surprise at an affordable price. The rooms were huge and well appointed; and we had access to the Executive Level Lounge, which included an elaborate breakfast, an open bar and a wide array of delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres in the evenings. Needless to say, we didn’t eat anywhere other than the hotel during our three-night stay.

Most of Bangkok’s major attractions can be accessed from the Chao Phraya River. We took advantage of the Skytrain and tourist river boats as our transportation around town. We limited our touring to the Chinese shopping district, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the massive Grand Palace and the National Museum, adjacent to Tammasat University.

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Tomorrow we fly home by way of Hong Kong. Our fingers are crossed that our business class airline upgrades come through for the 12.5 hour transpacific flight.