Bangkok for Christmas
Mom and I headed to Bangkok on December 23 to spend Christmas there with several friends from Phuket: Steve Marshall, Steve's son Chris and Chris' girlfriend Stacy, John Hassall and Uie, John Young, Russel Martin, and Jude and Steve. We all stayed near or on Sukhumvit Soi 11 but in a few different hotels. Still, with the sky train, it was easy to gather - as we did over the next 3 days. First up was drinks at an Irish Bar as the people started to arrive. The next day Mom went out with Steve to do a bit of shopping and I headed to the Indian Embassy to collect my passport with the visa for my travel in January to India. Then Christmas Eve Dinner at the wonderful Italian restaurant, Lemoncello. Christmas Day we headed over to the Intercontinental Hotel for a multi-hour buffet dinner (some of use took the free-flowing champagne and wine package; a few were not imbibing). Boxing Day we headed out to the Chao Pray river and boarded a longtail boat to traverse sections of the river