Bangkok Week 528 August 9, 2018 A staycation at Bangkok's famous (Mandarin) Oriental Hotel ... and death-by-immigration. View fullsize We begin our 2-day Staycation at the famous Oriental Hotel. View fullsize The service here puts the hotel in a class of its own! View fullsize You don't see light switches in the rooms like this anymore. View fullsize Beautiful 4-color orchid bouquets were everywhere throughout the hotel. View fullsize A bountiful breakfast buffet. View fullsize Complementary breakfast smoothie, and fine espresso. View fullsize Three kinds of identically yellow fruit! View fullsize Icon Siam - the newest and hippest shopping complex coming up in Bangkok. View fullsize Blue skies downstream! View fullsize Similar view - but from our room. View fullsize Taking the hotel boat across the river... to use the gym. View fullsize Looking back to the other side of the hotel. View fullsize Inside the Ladies' locket room of the fitness center! Beds (?) and a jacuzzi! View fullsize Such refined service: while I was in the shower, they came and put a bottle of water and face cloth on ice for me! View fullsize Lounging by the pool side. View fullsize Check out the size of the water glass they bring you! View fullsize We almost got run over by a train on our way to a wedding on Sunday night. View fullsize Meanwhile in Ari: the latest addition to "Death Cafe". View fullsize And on Wednesday afternoon: the immigration queue in Bangkok is pretty dire! View fullsize It ran almost half the length of the terminal before turning into the main immigration hall. View fullsize Up the ramp... View fullsize ... and into the main immigration hall. Boy, am I glad I have my treasured Platinum card! View fullsize Look at our orchid! A healthynew shoot! View fullsize And our needle plant is thriving too -- after getting over the initial shock.
