MissE and Me: Bangkok

Shortly after returning home, I was in the skies again – this time Bangkok-bound! I had another wonderful work opportunity to travel to Bangkok for 2 back-to-back educational courses. As usual, I was pressed for time but luckily, our commute to the hospital was by boat every morning so I managed to see some sites. Otherwise, we squeezed in a few things in the evenings after dinners and I had 2.5 hours before heading to the airport.

Bangkok, Thailand

Our hotel in Bangkok was The Peninsula. I have always wanted to stay at The Peninsula and it exceeded my expectations. I mean there was a “P” pressed into the toilet paper! (Eloise on our usual FaceTime while I am travelling was very impressed by the room). The negative was the lack of time I had to spend leisurely lying around in my room or the pool. On my last day, I got up at 6am just so I could dip my feet into the pool.

The Peninsula entrance

The Peninsula welcome (too pretty to eat!)

View from my room

Because I can - watching TV from the bathtub
(Reality: resting my weary feet at 11:00 PM)

The Peninsula pool at 6:00 AM

The course Welcome Reception was held at The Peninsula's Paribatra Aviation Lounge. It was a pretty special place!

Good morning, Bangkok!

Here are a few of things I saw on our morning and afternoon boat rides to and from the course.

Sky Bar

Most famous for being featured heavily in The Hangover II, it was a must visit. We raced over here one night for a very expensive drink or 2. It reminded me of my Mai Tai in Monaco. It was disgusting but I was going to finish the whole thing for the cost of it. At least these cocktails were tasty.

Siriraj Medical Museum

Unfortunately (or not) I don’t have any photos from here. I knew about it from a quick search of off-the-beaten-path things to do in Bangkok on limited time on TripAdvisor. I didn’t know it was one level down from where I was spending most of my working day so I slipped down there during a break.

There are 5 museums on the hospital campus; the most popular are all together: Pathological, Forensics and Parasitology. It was well-worth the visit but definitely not for the faint-hearted. Given my studying background, I was still a bit shell-shocked from the very graphic displays (ahem, mummified remains in a glass cabinet).

Bangkok Flower Market & Pho Wat (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

I had 2.5 hours to spare before departing for the airport – yippee! So after breakfast, I headed across the river to jump on the public boat to the Flower Market. I didn’t get to go to the Weekend Market so this was great for my ‘market’ fix – the hustle and bustle, trying to get through cramped alley ways through the stalls and rolling food vendors.