Our 2 days were spent at The Marriott Courtyard hotel - a level of luxury we can't usually afford on our budget but were able to buy with points. (Side note - if you travel a lot, check out the Marriott Visa card as it is one of the only Canadian credit cards for which you don't get charged the 3% currency conversion fee). It was a different experience staying right downtown in the tourist area compared to the neighbourhood we stayed in the previous visit, but we all enjoyed both locations a lot. We are a city family!
Over the previous two weeks, we had done a lot of swimming and Zac had developed quite a painful ear infection. We had heard that Bangkok hospitals are very good - definitely much better than Cambodia - so we thought we should take him to have it looked at.
I'm so glad we did! The hospital was excellent, probably better treatment than we would have got in Toronto. Very fast and the doctor showed us the inside of the infected ear with video technology. (Yuchi!). The good news is that he cleaned him up and gave us antibiotics and ear drops so all will be well. (4 days later - zac's ear seems all better). Of course the medical care came with a bill, which we are not used to in Canada, but it will be covered by our travel insurance. (We used Nomads in case you are wondering).
Other than great medical care, our other discovery in Bangkok was great street food. We had been seeing delicious looking food on the streets but were a little hesitant to try it. We found a "food fair" type cafeteria with "The Best Street Food in Bangkok" (their claim). It was a bunch of locally owned stalls, but they were located inside, very clean with refrigeration. We felt like this was the "go ahead" we needed to try everything. And we did. Yum.
Vibrant downtown Bangkok:
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