Bangkok, Thailand (Day 1, evening)

We checked into our hotel, a lovely boutique property that’s a Relais and Chateau member, and quickly set out to have dinner at IconSiam, a mega mall on the river that has a legendary food court. We ended up at a Michelin listed restaurant which was fabulous.

Next, a night market. Brad and I didn’t know which night market we’d been to in 1992 but we expected there to be a wide variety of wares. I remember buying a number of beautiful Thai silk scarves and blouses. We took a Grab car to one of Bangkok’s famous night markets and red light areas called Patpong. We didn’t find it particularly interesting. The vendors had stalls full of knock offs and elephant pants. And the seedy nightclubs with their doors open to young women in g strings gyrating were depressing.

The night was young so we googled and found another night market and tuktuked there. It was more lively and had a broader range of items. We wandered around until 11ish and grabbed a taxi back to our hotel to be ready for an early start the next day.Read more