Day Two - 7th Sept. 2009. Mr. Song
Around this time of the year on a river in Kenya there is a herd of wildebeest making their annual migration. Waiting at the river are hundreds of crocodiles (or maybe alligators... i'm not sure of the difference). The resulting feeding frenzy provides the crocodiles with enough food for a year.
It's the same with me and suites. Today Gisela and I visited my usual tailor in Bangkok; Mr.A Song. I admit that I've only been to one tailor in the past but Mr. Song is most certainly the best. He's super professional, very friendly and has great prices (Around 100 Euros for a suite depending on the selected material) I now have at least one year's worth of suites, Gisela has asked him to clone her Vivien Westwood skirt and Flo has a very nice new linen dress. Following the visit to Mr. Song we had to complete one final administrative task; the train to Chang Mai. Tomorrow we will travel 700KM by train to the 'largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand' (according to Wikipedia) I really wanted to take a first class cabin but unfortunately they were full so we opted for the second class sleeper. So the plan is to leave at 6.30pm and arrive in Chang Mai at 7.30am. Having never took a train in Thailand I have little to no idea what to expect. Expect an update tomorrow. After that session of hot and heavy work we simply had to stop at the Oriental hotel for a refreshing beer on the river side. Lunch today consisted of red Thai curry with Prawns followed by a Singha beer on the balcony of our room. After a rest by the pool we ventured out once again to another cool Bangkok location; the 59th floor of the Banyan Tree hotel for Gin and Tonic. For obvious reasons the bar is called Vertigo. You have to see it to believe it! After a the Vertigo apero it was back to the hotel resto for dinner once again via the Oriental for a final riverside beer. Although a very pleasent stop off this time it was a forced one. Bangkok tip: the river boats finish at 7.30PM (at least they do in September) so in order to take a taxi or haggle with a Tuk Tuk driver. Dinner for me was deep fried Channa fish with chilli and Lemon grass, and for Gisela fried (feet sized) Prawns with Chilli. Next step Chiang Mai. Today's addresses
A. Song Tailor
8 Soi Charoenkrung 38
Bangkok
10500
Tel: +66 (0) 2235 2753 The Mandarin Oriental
48 Oriental Avenue
Bangkok, 10500
Tel:+66 (2) 6599 000
www.mandarinoriental.com Vertigo at the Banyan Tree
21/100 Sathon Road
Bangkok
10120
www.banyantree.com/bangkok
It's the same with me and suites. Today Gisela and I visited my usual tailor in Bangkok; Mr.A Song. I admit that I've only been to one tailor in the past but Mr. Song is most certainly the best. He's super professional, very friendly and has great prices (Around 100 Euros for a suite depending on the selected material) I now have at least one year's worth of suites, Gisela has asked him to clone her Vivien Westwood skirt and Flo has a very nice new linen dress. Following the visit to Mr. Song we had to complete one final administrative task; the train to Chang Mai. Tomorrow we will travel 700KM by train to the 'largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand' (according to Wikipedia) I really wanted to take a first class cabin but unfortunately they were full so we opted for the second class sleeper. So the plan is to leave at 6.30pm and arrive in Chang Mai at 7.30am. Having never took a train in Thailand I have little to no idea what to expect. Expect an update tomorrow. After that session of hot and heavy work we simply had to stop at the Oriental hotel for a refreshing beer on the river side. Lunch today consisted of red Thai curry with Prawns followed by a Singha beer on the balcony of our room. After a rest by the pool we ventured out once again to another cool Bangkok location; the 59th floor of the Banyan Tree hotel for Gin and Tonic. For obvious reasons the bar is called Vertigo. You have to see it to believe it! After a the Vertigo apero it was back to the hotel resto for dinner once again via the Oriental for a final riverside beer. Although a very pleasent stop off this time it was a forced one. Bangkok tip: the river boats finish at 7.30PM (at least they do in September) so in order to take a taxi or haggle with a Tuk Tuk driver. Dinner for me was deep fried Channa fish with chilli and Lemon grass, and for Gisela fried (feet sized) Prawns with Chilli. Next step Chiang Mai. Today's addresses
A. Song Tailor
8 Soi Charoenkrung 38
Bangkok
10500
Tel: +66 (0) 2235 2753 The Mandarin Oriental
48 Oriental Avenue
Bangkok, 10500
Tel:+66 (2) 6599 000
www.mandarinoriental.com Vertigo at the Banyan Tree
21/100 Sathon Road
Bangkok
10120
www.banyantree.com/bangkok
