Just after arriving in Bangkok, we got a visit from Bruce Klickstein, our world-traveling neighbor from San Luis Obispo. We caught up with Bruce and his business partner Sammy at one of the big hotels in the touristy Sukhumvit area of Bangkok. Sukhumvit is known for having lots of custom tailors, fancy hotels, British pubs, and some very shady bar areas. We enjoyed a fun evening walking around, getting caught up on what’s happening in SLO, and having some excellent martinis at the Marriott.
Just a few days later, Dan’s sister Mandy and her husband Galen arrived in town as part of their two-week Thailand vacation. Our mission with Mandy and Galen was to find some great food (oh, we did, we did), some good shopping (Galen got a cool fake Rolex, Mandy a great fake Prada purse), and one of those crazy Asian nightclubs. Our nightclub (with Max and Anna being tenderly supervised by Cal Poly students) was a space-shuttle shaped building called Bed’s Supperclub, complete with a second story lined with queen-sized beds for lounging with your drinks. They had a dance floor, and trendy drinks, and we indulged in pure pleasure. During one of our days together, we all trekked down to humongous Lumphini Park to ride the paddle boats and picnic on the grass. It was hard to relax while picnicking, however, since we kept seeing enormous monitor lizards – about the size of small alligators – running around freely and sizing up the tourists. Fortunately, no one was harmed. At the park, we even saw a small playground sponsored in part by the Rotary Club of Rockford, Illinois, Kim’s hometown. All together now, “It’s a small world, after all, . . .” Over all, we had a nice visit, and Mandy and Galen got to see a lot of interesting sights in Bangkok in addition to their fun times in Chiang Mai and on the coastal islands in the South.
Just a few days later, Dan’s sister Mandy and her husband Galen arrived in town as part of their two-week Thailand vacation. Our mission with Mandy and Galen was to find some great food (oh, we did, we did), some good shopping (Galen got a cool fake Rolex, Mandy a great fake Prada purse), and one of those crazy Asian nightclubs. Our nightclub (with Max and Anna being tenderly supervised by Cal Poly students) was a space-shuttle shaped building called Bed’s Supperclub, complete with a second story lined with queen-sized beds for lounging with your drinks. They had a dance floor, and trendy drinks, and we indulged in pure pleasure. During one of our days together, we all trekked down to humongous Lumphini Park to ride the paddle boats and picnic on the grass. It was hard to relax while picnicking, however, since we kept seeing enormous monitor lizards – about the size of small alligators – running around freely and sizing up the tourists. Fortunately, no one was harmed. At the park, we even saw a small playground sponsored in part by the Rotary Club of Rockford, Illinois, Kim’s hometown. All together now, “It’s a small world, after all, . . .” Over all, we had a nice visit, and Mandy and Galen got to see a lot of interesting sights in Bangkok in addition to their fun times in Chiang Mai and on the coastal islands in the South.
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