Bangkok Hotel

I'm in Bangkok! The flight was only an hour from Phnom Penh (sooo much faster than the 15 hour bus ride I was contemplating) and everything went smoothly in the airport. I found my way to the hotel airport shuttle and checked in to an absolutely gorgeous hotel. The new BKK just opened last September and the hotel is modern and beautiful. It is also very expensive but I didn't want to be wandering around Bangkok in the dark looking for a place to stay and all of the hotels that send shuttles are equally as expensive. So, I figure that this is going to be the one luxurious splurge that I'm allowed during this sojourn. It's actually quite appropriate, it's the one night that I'll have in between the two parts of my journey and after Cambodia I really need a beautiful room with beautiful sheets and room service and one of the most gorgeous swimming pools that I have ever seen to relax and rejuvenate. My only dilemma is that I may not want to leave the hotel tomorrow to see the city... We'll just see what happens. I'll only have about six hours to explore Bangkok anyways so I may just enjoy my late checkout and recharge for the next part of my journey. Or, I may take a bus into town and see what's what. I'll let you know.

Here are a few pics of the room but they don't do it justice. Also, this is a great place to be a maid's cart klepto, the bathroom is filled with tons of goodies that I'm going to have to find a way to fit into my carry-on!


Travel well,
kat