and the world's our oyster!

October 16th--We didn't have a set agenda for the day so after eating breakfast downstairs, we got dressed and headed out. We really wanted to just get adjusted to the area and walk around. So, we walked to the subway stop that is closest to our apartment. On the way, we saw many food vendors, clothes being sewn and flowers being washed all on the streets of Bangkok. Apparently a lot of the life of Bangkok happens on the streets. We got to the subway station and went two stops to Siam. From here, we saw more of the street action as we made our way to the Hard Rock Cafe. This is our 20th Hard Rock Cafe to visit since leaving the States and the best by far. The minute we walked in two waitresses were very attentive to the kids. They brought them temporary tattoos and the two women, Tippy and Tooly, immediately sat down and started putting them on the kids. We got all kinds of fun, free kids stuff while there along with getting to take pictures up on the music stage. The world was definitely our oyster at this Hard Rock. After leaving the Hard Rock, the rain started blowing in so we quickly headed back to our apartment. We spent the rest of the afternoon resting, watching the Disney Channel and then swimming after the rain passed. The pool here is very nice with a bar/food area. By the time we were finished up swimming, it was time for dinner so we ordered dinner out by the pool. It was a fun evening of just hanging out outside. There is also a glassed in game room right by the pool where the kids played and watched TV until it was time for bed.