After what felt like more than 40 hours of travel we arrived in Bangkok at midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 27 (that would be noon Oct. 26th EST). We were quite tuckered as you might imagine and ready for some significant respite.
We grabbed a licensed taxi and headed off to Suk 11, a guesthouse I had arranged accomodations at several weeks earlier. Upon arrival we walked up to the reception area to find it closed. A nice Aussie tourist informed us that if we had a reservation, keys would be left on a bulletin board. I looked. Hmmmm. No keys. So, there we are at 1AM in a totally foreign city with no accomodations.
Being the smart travelers that we are we recalled another guesthouse in the area that we considered booking. I pulled out the trusted Rough Guide to Thailand and located the address and location on the map. We hoofed it to the Atlanta Hotel. While on our way we passed many street vendors selling all manner of items. There was even a Thai woman in a very slinky red dress that wiggled quite suggestively at Keith. Ha! I was really tired and as one might imagine given the circumstances so I gave her a look that indicated my disaproval.
Luckily the Atanta had a room. They asked if we wanted to see it first. Frankly, we didn't care as it was now 1:30 AM and we were in serious need of some zzz's. We took it and hiked the five flights of stairs to the room.
I would consider myself a seasoned traveler and have stayed in all manner of accomodations. I can rough it. But I think there comes a time in one's life where you do wish to have a few comforts. In Thailand, that would be air conditioning and a shower that is clean and fairly functional. The Atlanta did not provide us with these. So, after 4 hours of sleep (our internal clocks would not let us sleep any longer), we vacated the Atlanta and upgraded. Now we are staying at a mainstream hotel and I have to say, it is SOOOOO worth it.
Heck, it's our honeymoon. We should treat ourselves to a little comfort.
More updates to follow soon!
-Heidi
4 comments:
You should definitely treat yourselves! On Lew and my's honeymoon, we didn't know what expenses we would have and how much $$ would be left, so when we made our reservation we opted for a no air conditioning room, as the temperatures that time of year are usually mid 70s.
Not so much. It was high 80s the whole time. After one night of THAT we upgraded to air conditioning. We ordered room service the next morning. So nice ...
Happy Honeymooning!
It's a shame there wasn't a Bangkok Clipper Club to stay at!
Love the pictures.
Bill T.
So happy that all is continuing well. What a beautiful and exotic land you are in. I can't wait to see more of your photos.
Hi H & K,
Sounds like you're having a great time. Happy belated honeymoon! I loved looking at your pictures and hearing about the culture. Will check back later!
Susan & Jeff from California (friend of Renee's)
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