Bangkok!

Our last stop is Bangkok. And we decided to avoid the tourist hubs and plunked down in the middle of Chinatown. We checked into the Shanghai Mansion Hotel and it is perfect. It is a 1930's boutique hotel with a classy jazz bar nestled amid the buzz of the street markets. Marina and I have enjoyed the sitting by the goldfish pond, lounging in the huge bath tub, and dancing to the jazz band in the evenings.

We love the romantic surroundings and we are all trying to pack in as much last minute shopping and sight-seeing as we can. It is Deb's first time here, so it like seeing everything again for the first time. We went to Wat Pho and walked around the markets. A pigeon pooed on my head. Marina says it is good luck, but yuck! It is the 4th time it's happened to me, so I suppose I'm super lucky.

It's almost time to leave and we're both excited to be coming home but sad to be leaving Asia. We saw new sights, met new people, and revisited places we loved. It was tiring, difficult, beautiful and magical, sometimes all at once.