SNOWBIRDS TAKE ON THE BIG THREE: CHINA, KOREA & JAPAN!

 Nothing beats a room with a view and a cup of rich, dark coffee!  And that, my friends, is what John and I enjoyed this morning on our second full day in Bangkok!  Yes, we nailed it with our coffee purchase yesterday! After a few cups of our own brew, we took a seven minute walk past sights and smells of Bangkok (absolutely delish), past lots of shops and street food vendors before arriving at John’s choice for breakfast, Sarnies. It proved to be yet another great choice as the food and coffee were spot on! Late morning, John and I were picked up by Somsak’s sister, Chitra’s driver, and taken to the Atheene Hotel for lunch with her son, Tag and his wife, Belle, and her daughter, Tig and her husband, Daniel, and their daughter, Jessica.  Unfortunately, their two sons, Matthew and Michael were sick and couldn’t join us.  It was another wonderful Bangkok reunion! (Not to mention, an elegant and delicious luncheon!) Chitra, once again, showered us with gifts, the m...

 Nothing beats waking up to coffee and beautiful views of Bangkok!  Well, we got the views…  (John showing off his jammies compliments of United Polaris!) …but NOT the coffee!  Would you believe we purchased coffee with CREAM and SUGAR? 😳😳😳 That being a big NO GO we walked to a nearby cafe and enjoyed a delightful Americano and breakfast.  YUM!  It sure felt good walking the streets of Bangkok again.   John suggested a Bolt ride to the Artist House.  Ahhhh, AMAZING sights to see along the canals.  https://theculturetrip.com/asia/thailand/articles/what-is-the-artists-house-in-bangkok We “Bolted” it back to Centre Point to try our best to buy BLACK coffee for tomorrow morning!  After what we HOPED was a successful purchase, we chose a Tuk Tuk ride over walking back to our condo!  I think I forgot to mention that the temps right now in Bangkok are in the 90’s! WHEW! Best ride EVER! Later we met up with our wonderful Thai friends, So...