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Night one in Thailand: Siam Star hotel in Bangkok
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Night two in Bangkok: Grand Hyatt Erawan!
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Laura, in her luxe hotel glee, captured some shots of the nice bathroom
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Laura, in her luxe hotel glee, captured some shots of the nice bathroom
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Musicians and dancers at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok
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Erawan shrine in Bangkok, just outside our hotel
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We especially liked the "swinging bridge" design of the xylophones
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Worshippers presenting offerings of marigold chains and incense to the Buddha statue
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And the shrine workers promptly removing and trashing the offerings...
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A diverse array of offerings at Erawan shrine
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Even Ronald McDonald has taken on a Thai flavor
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An amazing (and frighteningly accessible) cluster of powerlines in Bangkok
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First half-decent bike we found for sale in Bankok. (At Sombat Kanamuji.) Didn't buy.
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Amazing shopping experience at MBK in Bangkok (bought an identical replacement to a travel tripod I bought 15 years ago)
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All tidied up and heading up to the Grand Club for New Year's Eve dinner and drinks
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Happy New Year at the Grand Hyatt Bangkok!
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Nice New Years chocolates left for us in our room at the Grand Hyatt
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Nice New Years chocolates left for us in our room at the Grand Hyatt
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Nice breakfast in the Grand Club overlooking Bangkok from the Hyatt
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We didn't fail to enjoy the pool and spa facilities!
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Goodbye, old friends. Three travel items over a decade old, worn out after many journeys.
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Laura's dress almost matched the hotel's friendly elephant sculpture
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"Tam", the unbelievably rude front desk man at the P J Watergate Hotel in Bangkok
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A very cute, well, "Siamese" cat encountered near the Cozy Villa Hotel
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Nicely kept shrine for some convenient on-the-go worship at the entrace to Central, a huge luxury mall in Bangkok
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Night three (and four) in Thailand: Cozy Villa in Bangkok
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Cool flowing surface formed by wires and climbing vines seen near Lumbini Park in Bangkok
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Yet another disappointingly closed (for New Year's) bike shop in Bangkok
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Sweltering heat/humidity, iced coffee, and "snowmen" in Bangkok
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Ippudo ramen in Bangkok
