caller wrote:And actually, going back to the OP, my day was pretty crap! I'm in Bangers for a week as the other half is attending meetings here, but not today, today she had a day off and she was in a London mood.
So after brekky, we got a cab to a place called London Street, which is a stupid miniature pastiche of Westminster Palace and a sort of lookalike Big Ben with half a dozen restaurants inside, a 'mock-up' of a London bus, a real black cab, a few union flags and an underground sign and map.
Ten minutes later we got another cab to Gateway at Ekamai. Why? Because a new 'attraction' has just opened on the top floor called 'Snow Town'. Basically a big rink with artificial snow and nice cool temperatures, surrounded by eating places. The kids were loving it, with toboggans and things. I don't think they're aware of snowball fights though.
Next, a train to On Nut and another cab to a place called, wait for it, 'Pickadaily'! I mean, FFS, who creates this stuff? Another pastiche of English buildings I guess, with some sort of tower and at it's centre, a mini version of Eros, It's basically a shopping mall that must be about 85% empty. They even have displays of plastic fruit and flowers. The day was just getting better and better.
Then another taxi to take us to some outlying BTS station as the traffic was too bad to head in. Then a quick sojourn to the hotel, before heading off for more shopping - bliss! This time to a place called 'Thaiasiatique' on the banks of the river, which we had to cross. We never made it, we got to the BTs station needed for the river crossing but en route the heavens had opened - there must be a God after all - and the rain was so heavy that said lady decided not tonight Josephine and we headed back without ever leaving the sanctity of the station. So, by this time both starving, we stopped at Siam and ended up in the food hall, so at least the food was cheap(ish). Then it was back to the hotel, where I am sat writing this.
And that my friends, is how to live the high life in Bangkok!
Thankfully she's at work for the rest of the week!!
