A Few Days in Bangkok

During a free weekend in Bangkok, I set out for a little exploring and found some very scenic views. One night, the exchange students organized a group outing to a high class bar, called Vertigo, which sits on top of the very tall Banyan tree hotel. The few pictures below capture the scenic views looking out toward the surrounding city:

You can truly start to appreciate the size of the city from these views...


...and you can see a ferris wheel in the middle of this photo..


while very blurry due to the lack of light, this shot tries to capture the ambience of the bar. Drinks are about 2x what they normally are on the streets below, but it provides a nice change from the busy city bars. There is a very nice restaurant that sits behind the bar in the background.



..and a picture of a few of the exchange students. The Kellogg crew will recognize Jeremy, Ayo, and Tarun in the middle.


The following day, I set out on a tour of Siam square, very nearby where I live, but a location that I had not visited often. The site is located in a very busy part of the city, and there are good shots of hte city landscape below.

The recectly contstructed BTS (i.e. Skytrain) runs above a main road, called Sukhumvit ..


Siam square is one of the classiest establishments in Bangkok, and the escalators out near the street show a little of the flavor.

A view of the nearby Siam Paragon, housing moving theatres, video game centers, and many other entertaining activities...