Monday, February 24, 2025

23 February 2024 Bangkok: The Store For Food and Lumphini Park For Fun

 


We sought out the dumpling place next door to fortify ourselves for a strenuous day. After dumplings we walked to the store.  The market was 12 minute walk, an easy empty handed walk.  But when carrying bags of food it seemed like a much longer walk.  The market was fun, as shopping in a new country always is.  We got our chicken soup makings and would eventually have that soup for our dinner. Lumphini Park is close by and rather large.  We headed over there after shopping.  The park was pretty busy with folks strolling and trying to escape the heat.  We did our fair share of sweating.  We sat and watched  the fish and birds and people walking by.  to cool off we headed back into the sushi place and sat at the bar.  Fortified 




The crow says hello


Pork soup dumlings


Mushroom and spinach


Fry 'em up!


Dumplings, oh my!


We passed this vending machine that had fresh fruit in cups


It is Jackie's Juice and next to the vending machine


Was the blender that makes your smoothie on the spot


A pizza vending machine too!


80% less sugar than what?


It is always 3:25!


A big bronze piece


Long billed crows


Oriental Magpie robin


Great Myna lifebird #1 for the day


Big crests


Maybe the 12 spheroids represented the zodiac


Peek a boo


Lifebird #2 for the day the Asian Openbill


Watch out where you walk


Yikes!  The crow whisperer 


Sashimi!


More please


A cool green tea


Yummy


Just like that it was gone


Our chef looking over the fish cooler


 It has been 2 years and 262 days since we began our Migration

Saturday, February 22, 2025

22 Feb 2025 Bangkok: Great Place-Great Location

 


Bangkok, Thailand has been on our radar for a long time but this is our first visit.  Thailand is the 34th country in the last 33 months and that is not counting the repeats: Canada, England, UAE, Singapore and Australia.  We are glad that  we did not miss our flight.  We had  so much time at the airport that we were just  chilling and did not notice that the gate had changed.  We hightailed it from gate 9 to gate 5 all the way across the airport. Thankfully it was not that  big an airport.  We got there in time and still had to wait a few minutes before they started boarding.  We landed early and got through immigration very fast.  Our driver took us to the place in short order and we were soon getting the tour of the place by two octogenarians.  They were very knowledgeable about the apartment but did not move so fast which was a plus.  Ten days here is going to be fun and we have done a good deal planning so we know what we want to do.  As luck would have it, the dispensary is 500 ft from our front door and we didn't even have to cross the street.    We love the apartment, it is like an art gallery in all its decoration.  We saw a sushi restaurant when we were returning from the  dispensary and went there for dinner.  Between then we took a little break at 4:20 and also hit up the 7-11 for eggs and yogurt for the morning. We toured the building and found the pool. gym and 25th floor observations areas.   The sushi bar was top notch and we filled ourselves for roughly fifty dollars.  Returning back, we finally crossed the street and toured  the foodie hall.



Leaving Da Nang


Landing in Bangkok


Rows and rows of identical housing units


The alphabet is very different


Big buildings everywhere in this city of 12,000,000


Not our transportation, thank goodness


We see traffic everywhere


The dispensary guys


All smiles!


100% legal!


Time for our 4:20 bonfire

Be-cawww-se we can



Shouldn't it say oink oink?


We went exploring


Found the pool. gym and the view of Lumpini Park


Nice pool


We will be in this pool for sure


A distinct cluster of buildings


A new tower going up


Not quite sure if the pointy part goes with this building or not


We are in the heart of the city


A mystery circle seen from 25 stories up


Nice interior space


A monk in prayer


Talk to the hand


A cool lamp


Koi yin and koi yang


So many beautiful pieces in the apartment


Another monk


Soup to start, soon all these tables will be full


A salmon themed dish


Lots of pieces on a platter


Three rounds of soup were delivered to to the table.  They did not even wait until we finished our bowls before bringing another


This is the foodie depot


The interior of the foodie depot


Maybe 25 different food stalls are spread out over three floors


Plus they have chicken


Chicken crack


I found a dumpling house!


The decor gave it away


Neon Cat


 It has been 2 years and 261 days since we began our Migration