Thailand Pt. 1: Bangkok, the Grand Palace, grand food, and a grand view!

Allie and Nelson at the top of Red Sky, 55 floors up

Welcome to Thailand! We are exploring quite a bit of this country and we started in the heart of it all, Bangkok! We had a nice 4 nights here and it is quite a unique place. A city where anything goes, the food is cheap, the weather is scorching hot, and everything you heard or have seen of the city is a reality! We met up with a friend of Allie's from graduate school, Ming, who is from Bangkok and she showed us a great time! We visited the grand palace, ordered some custom shirts, and took in the culture. Enjoy our brief tour through Bangkok. Next, we head south to the beautiful beaches! 

The first thing Nelson wanted to do was get a custom made suit and some shirts! That's right where we headed. A very popular and very affordable purchase in Bangkok. Look for the custom shirts in his wardrobe when we return ;)

Nelson with the Grand Palace

Allie with her rented shirt to cover her shoulders...and the palace.

Beautiful architecture

Exquisite artwork

Amazing mosaic details

Nelson with the amazing building

Allie with some amazing gold doors.

The temple within the palace walls. This is the Emerald Buddha. The green stoned statue is dressed differently according to the season.

Outside of the temple

Even the monks were trying to stay hydrated.

The Palace

Nelson posing with the guard.

Tom Yum Soup

Delicious Noodle soup

Chicken spring rolls

Our meal with Ming. The beauty of this meal is that she chose everything and we all tried very dish! 

The amazing Red Sky Bar 55 floors up.

View of Bangkok at night.

Allie and Ming on the rooftop! It was great to meet up with her!

Nelson and Allie enjoying the view.