While we were in Bangkok, we decided to use part of our day to go to Jim Thompson's house. It has pretty good reviews, and is recommended in most of the guide books, but I wasn't quite sure if it was something we would both enjoy. Jim Thompson was an American who volunteered … [Read more...]
Roof with a View: Banyan Tree, Bangkok
Everyone says you can't go to Bangkok without checking out a rooftop bar. So we checked out a rooftop bar. Not because we like to listen to what everyone says, but because we (like many visitors) wanted to see the Bangkok skyline and grab a drink after another hot day of being a … [Read more...]
Our Wonderful Day-Tour of Bangkok: Impressions from First-Timers
We were in Bangkok for a little more than 48 hours...which isn't very long for a city that is THAT big, THAT varied, with THAT much to see. It was our very first trip to Bangkok, a necessary but also desired stop on our way to Bhutan.We knew, more or less, what we wanted to see … [Read more...]
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Bangkok (A.K.A. The Snake Farm…NOT really a snake “farm”)
When we were in Bangkok, we had briefly seen a mention of a snake farm. I mistakenly assumed that this was probably a farm, for snakes, since I didn't know whether snake was a delicacy (or just an edible commodity) in Thailand, or perhaps for export. Or for skin for shoes, … [Read more...]
Dining at Nahm, by David Thompson In Bangkok: I Fought the Thai Soup and the Thai Soup Won
We had one very expensive dinner while we were in Thailand, at Nahm in the Metropolitan by COMO. Since we were staying at the Metropolitan, and Nahm has been ranked as one of the World's Best as well as one of Asia's best, well, why pass it up? We decided to do the tasting … [Read more...]
