Silom Street Festival

Songkran 2010

Songkran is the Thai New Year. This year a group of us celebrated over on Silom Road. As it is a water festival, fire hoses, squirt guns, and multi colored paste were unavoidable. Hence, I was not brave enough to bring my camera. Here are a few after party pics.

The Future in Dinning is Here

The Hajime Robot Restaurant is a novel idea. Two robot wait staff serve dinner to the entire restaurant. The food was decent like a Korean and Japanese BBQ. Each table is equipped with a BBQ hot plate and a touch screen monitor for all you can eat enjoyment, of course you can order ala carte too.
There was a huge line. We made reservations and walked right in. I think we were the only Farang in the place.
It is in the Monopoly Park building just off Rama 3 on Ring road (after soi 61). It opened April 1st. Overall it was fun.
P.S. the stuff in the spray bottle is sake.

Standoff

We are sure you have heard in the news about the standoff. Here are a few interesting pictures off the standoff in the financial district, our neighborhood. We are safe and avoid the conflict areas as much as possible. Temps today, humid, feel like 110 degrees.

Wellington

Our cruise ship arrived to Wellington, on the north island of New Zealand. Hayz, our old neighbor from Bangkok is originally from New Zealand. He and his son Max arranged to meet up in Wellington. Bryce and Max were excited to spend the day together.

Wellington Cable Car

Looking out across to Mount Victoria and the harbor.

Botanical Gardens

Human sundial

a young California Redwood in Wellington

Te Papa Museum

Bryce crawling inside a life size model of a Blue Whale heart.
The museum had a great interactive children center.

Windy Wellington

There is sooooo much wind!

Mount Victoria lookout

Wellington Harbor

Sitting on more cannons

After we were done touring the main events we found a playground for the boys to let some energy out, before it was time to say goodbye.

Thank you to our native tour guide for such a great tour of the city.