Today was more of a free day. We went to breakfast and then headed over to the Grand Palace. When we got there, we were stopped by a guy outside and he told us the Grand Palace was closed until after 1pm because the Kings lawyers were there. He suggested we take a tuk tuk to other temples and a floating market and come back later. We decided to ignore him and tried to find the entrance. Then another guy stopped us and asked if we were going to the Grand Palace. He said the palace was closed because the Kings son was visiting and to come back after 12. He also suggested taking a tuktuk to other temples and a floating market. He said it would cost $200 Bhat (USD $6) for all locations and the driver would bring us back to the palace. So we decided, why not? It was only $200 Bhat.

We got into this super cute Hello Kitty TukTuk. As soon as we did, the kids started barking at me and told me we I got scammed. How could I get scammed for only $6?

Stop #1, a temple. Here, the kids told me I made a mistake and we should just go back. So after a short walk around, we got back into the tuktuk and asked the driver to take us back to the palace.

It was open. It was incredibly hot so we didn’t stay very long.

We went back to the hotel and David and I went to do laundry. The kids stayed at the hotel and went up to the pool to get snacks and relax.

In the afternoon we went to a mall but not many stores were opened yet so we didn’t stay very long.

For dinner, David and I went to dinner at Sorn, a Michelin restaurant and was ranked #2 in the top 50 restaurants in Asia in 2022. Reservations are difficult and I was lucky enough to secure one two months earlier. The food was delicious!

Meanwhile, the kids had their own night out with a Thai massage, dinner at McDonalds, a trip to a mall, and a fun tuktuk ride.

Favorite part of the day:

Nat: mall & McDonalds
Ty: Massage
David: Dinner at Sorn
Me: Hello Kitty tuktuk