Our transit time in Dubai airport was 2 hours 15 minutes and we needed to take the Sky Train to Concourse B for our connecting flight. I wasn't really hungry but we sat down in a cafe for a tasty snack and a drink to keep us awake as well as passing a little time. …
We had a full night's uninterrupted sleep not waking until 7.30 am local time which was good. The hotel breakfast had plenty to choose from and we enjoyed a relaxing start to the day sitting by the restaurant window observing Bangkok's chaotic traffic pass along the road. Tuk-tuks, scooters, cars, vans, cyclists and old fashioned …
We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the hotel's restaurant then walked to Surasak BTS station to take the Sky Train to the National Stadium from where it was only a short walk to Jim Thompson's House - our first place to visit today. Jim Thompson was an American entrepreneur and soldier who founded the world …
