Sunrise in Bangkok

We're here in Bangkok for our annual visit - day 3 and we're waking up at 5 am. Hence the rare opportunity to catch the sunrise. Let's hope this doesn't continue for too many days ;)



We're staying at our usual apartment at the Emporium Suites, on the 33rd floor this time. We've been staying here for 8 years now, ever since they opened. The kids love the routine of it all, although there seems to have been so much turnover that we don't recognize any of the staff anymore.

This is a serviced apartment, which means that it's like a hotel, with daily maid service but with all the facilities of an apartment. There are a mixture of short and long-stay people here - the short stays are either tourists or regional business people who come to Bangkok on a regular basis. The long stays are usually expats with one or two year postings to Bangkok, who don't want the hassle of dealing with a house or apartment rental (and whose firms pick up the high expense of staying here).

There's a nice gym which we've used (at 7 am yesterday!) and one of the nicest shopping centers in Bangkok is just an elevator ride away. It's the perfect location for us!