Flying high - Bangkok

Day 1 was an early start with taxi pick up at 6.15am. Uneventful checkin and security check, duty free shopping done and we were able to sweet talk the Mulallys into Qantas business lounge. We had a lovely relaxing morning catching up over breakfast champagnes (never did take that photo) and a random Bloody Mary??

The flight was pretty easy, 10 hrs of being spoilt with too much food and drink, a couple of hours sleep and for me 2 1/2 movies and 3 episodes of a tv series, it was comfortable and realatively relaxing for a plane flight.

We arrived in Bangkok to 100% humidity, but we were thoroughly entertained by our enormously amusing cab driver, who appears to work 16 hour days, seven days a week, 365 days a year and couldn't be happier?? We hit the hotel shower on arrival (Siam @ Siam) a quirky, eclectic hotel in the centre of town and headed up to the roof for a few drinks. Try the Siam martini-'it has chocolate syrup in it!

Great views from the roof top bar and we probably would of been better off staying there for dinner, however we weren't overly hungry after the flight and thought we'd head out on foot for a look around.

With a walk down to MPK and the market next door we found some unusual fare on offer!

We wandered aimlessly and found a local restaurant to have a small dinner, not your usual Thai meal and I don't think any of us were feeling particularly brave after seeing the crunchy cockroaches, fried cicadas and sautéed mealy worms at the markets, but it was enjoyable. We were all feeling pretty wrecked and head back to bed, with an early wake up call booked for 5-30 and our taxi driver from the airport set to pick us up at 6am we all fell into bed.

The run back to the airport was great as there was no traffic to speak of, no problems at the airport and we easily located the business class lounge, and after a long lazy breakfast we said our goodbyes and Greg and I headed off to our gate for our first experience of Finnair Business Class.

So here I am sitting on the plane somewhere over Kazakstan writing to you, our readers! Watching my husband across the aisle slowly consume his body weight in Finlands finest Koff beer (which he has just spilt, my fault cause I asked him the brand name) and Finnish delicacies.,I myself have had a few wines, French Chardonnay and a Sangiovese, a desert wine, 3 Cointreaus and a specialty of the house a blueberry cocktail, yum! Well, really what else is there to do, I ask you?

We have about 2 hours to go with 8 behind us and it has been very comfortable, and I would highly recommend Finnair bus class, the staff are excellent and so very lovely.

Cheers!

p.s. Sitting on the plane watching Night at the Museum 3. Dick van Dyke, I had a crush on you when I was 10, man , you still have it?