At the Bangkok Airport
I can’t believe it! I’m in Thailand with my darling husband Ron on a working vacation! We rarely get to travel so this is a MAJOR TREAT!
Check out this painting (right) of a golden horsey guy; he’s part of a mural in the Bangkok Airport. We arrived at half past midnight, Thai time.
However, our end destination is Chiangrai, which is in northern Thailand near the Burmese border.
- On Asian Airways with Flight Attendant Janpen
We took an Asian Airways flight to Chiangrai after an 8 hour lay-over at the Bangkok Airport which looked like the classiest warehouse I’ve ever seen – metal beams crisscrossing all over the high ceiling. My only beef with Thailand’s premiere airport is it didn’t have any carpeted areas for bone-weary travelers to crash on.
Food highlight – I finally sampled true blue Pad Thai at one of the airport restos! It’s slightly sweeter than the Pad Thai I’ve had in Manila restaurants. 
Okay, I have to cut this blog short… we’re off to an Indian Restaurant!!!
The new Suvarnabhumi International Airport is one of the very best in Asia. =)
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