Thailand Part 1: Bangkok (Feb. 15-22, 2014)

We did it - we finally went on vacation!  For this past winter break, we went to Thailand for 16 days.  We spent the first 7 days in Bangkok.  Here is a quick overview of our time in Bangkok.

1/15
We passed our time in the airport playing Euchre with two guys we met in line to get our tickets.  We stayed the night at Check Inn.

1/16
We checked into our hotel, MHC Guesthouse.  We took it easy since we got in so late the night before.  We checked out the area around our hotel.  Later in the evening we went to Rajawongse to pick out fabric for Zach's custom suit and shirts.  We then went to an Irish pub for dinner and drinks.

1/17
We ate a breakfast of an omelet over rice which was pretty much our breakfast everyday.

omelet over rice

We then went shopping in a mall.  Western sizes are more available in Thailand than in Korea.  We also had our first Dairy Queen since our time in China almost 1 1/2 years ago.

Dairy Queen!

Later that evening, we went back for Zach's first fitting.

The beginning of Zach's new suit.

In between our hotel and and the clothier, was a protest site.  It looked more like a street festival than a protest site.

1/18
On Saturday, we took a boat to the Grand Palace and Wat Po.

Later that night, we went back for Zach's second fitting.

1/19
On Monday, we got breakfast of an omelet on rice and milk tea / bubble tea and took it to the park.  We spent the whole morning playing cards, people watching, and reading in the park.  Not only did we want to do touristy things, but we also wanted a relaxing vacation.  We then bought a simple point-and-shoot camera  since it's a lot cheaper than buying one in Korea.  Later that evening we went to a bar for food and drinks.

1/20
We got up early to join a tour group to see the ancient city.  Our tour guide, Donna, was awesome and so funny.

We were excited that we got to try some Durian ice cream.  Maybe in Cambodia we'll try the actual fruit.

Durian ice cream

Eating durian ice cream at the reclining Buddha

That afternoon, we took a dinner cruise back to Bangkok.

Dinner cruise back

1/21
Besides having a lazy day and doing some shopping, we went back to the protest site and bought t-shirts.

1/22
We ate our usual breakfast in the park.  Later in the morning, we got foot massages.  We then went back for Zach's last suit fitting.  We had the suit shipped back to Korea so we didn't have to worry about it for the rest of vacation.


What I am not showing is all of the yummy food we ate the whole week.  For more pictures, please visit my Facebook page.  If you are my friend or Zach's friend on Facebook, you can see the pictures.  If not, sorry.