We agreed to meet at 8:00 AM to return the motor bikes. It was tough but we did it a litter bleary eyed. Well the bike guy wasn't there so we split up for a little while so that Joe could finish packing and book his seat for his home trip that afternoon. Azhar and I went to the Internet cafe. We only had an hour because we were supposed to pick up our suits at 9:00 AM.
We couldn't find Joe so Azhar and I went over to the tailor's. Joe was already there. Azhar and I tried on our suits. The final decision was that the suits were okay but not as great as we had expected but for the price they are fantastic and we can afford to get them altered at home.
But what about breakfast? We were on a time line. We had booked a taxi for 10:30 AM and it was already 10 past 10:00 and I had to pack. Oh well, food first. Azhar and I decided to get the hotel buffet which wasn't the greatest but again, okay. Azhar had some mussels and curry for breakfast. That kept him busy for awhile afterwards...what was he thinking??
Anyway, before Joe got back to us I had a chance to get my stuff packed up. Off we went to Bangkok.
As soon as we arrived Joe dragged us off to the malls. Our first stop was the IT plaza. Five levels of electronics. This is where azhar and I bought telephones and a local SIM card. Next we walked over to the Sky Train which is an elevated subway. We took that to the MBG Plaza. This was more our North American style with anchor stores and shops between on many levels. This is an extremely large facility. We picked up lunch here which was Joe's breakfast. Joe missed breakfast because we had so much to get done in the morning and he ran out of time. Maybe that is way he is so skinny.
We returned to the hotel so Joe could head out to the airport. After seeing him off I walked over to the nearest canal where there was a restaurant and I could have a beer while waiting for Azhar. Where was Azhar you say? Well Azhar was having a reflexology foot massage.
It was a great spot next to the canal. Big long commuter boats would pull up to the dock and crew at booth ends would jump off, wrap there ropes around the thing that they tie up to (can't think of the name of that post.) Anyway they were fast, three quick loops and a tug to hold it in place while the 100 or so people crawled out and more jumped in. They were in and out in 30 seconds or less. The boats were about 30 seconds apart. All very fast.
Azhar caught up with me at the restaurant.
Massage
End of day cigar
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Its was a very full day and we learned that Joe loves to shop.
The many massages I got the day before had turned my legs into jelly. Keeping up with Joe was painful... they had to wait a few times for me to catch up. New rule: No more than 3 hours massage in one day!
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