Nin

When coming here, we wanted someone to help with Sebastian who became more like family to him and us.  I think that is something he really lacks away from family and friends, Aunties, Uncles, and Grandparents.  Those people who love him loads, we had that with Alison our first year in The Bahamas and were hoping to have that here.  We had spoken to Nin a few months back as the family she was working for was leaving the school.  She agreed to come and work with Sebastian and she is fabulous.  He loved her from the first moment, in fact, we all did.  On Thursday it was her birthday and she invited us to her husband's restaurant for dinner.  It was fantastic and they were so good to us.

It was a great dinner and Sebastian had a fabulous time dancing with Nin.  We are all very happy about having her as part of our lives.

Above 11, Fraiser Suites

Since I got this job, Luis started researching places to eat and things to do.  Above 11, a nearby rooftop bar was number one on his list.  A Peru/Japan fusion bar that allowed children.  We went yesterday evening just to check it out.  Luis was in his element.

Not an everyday place as quite pricey for Bangkok.  But definitely one for the guests.

May Kaidee Adventure

 On Monday we decided to venture out of our neighbourhood and to the popular Khao San Road area.  More specifically to a famous vegan restaurant that we thought we had been to before, May Kaidee.  We found it after quite the adventure only to learn it was only open at dinner. We tried to find another one only to find out it was closed.  But it all turned out great as we ended up with a fabulous Thai lunch.  And it was vegan, so everyone was a winner.

We had a great day out.  It was a different Khao San Road than I remember, basically before Covid.  It use to be buzzing. day and night, I was so surprised to see how quiet it was.  Barely anything open, I think still busy at night but it certainly has changed.

Trail and Tail, Bangkok

Lola is definitely the star of our move.  Almost 17 and now in a concrete jungle.  She must be wondering where her beach is.  But she is fantastic and seems very happy and content in her new spot.  However, there are no places around us to take her.  I am determined that she loves Bangkok as much as we have so far, in search of dog-friendly places.  Yesterday brought us to Trail and Tail.  It was pretty impressive but mainly for very posh dogs.  You could get doggy massages and the whole setup was impressive but expensive.  It was worth it though as Lola was so happy to see grass.

After we went to The Vegan Table a short walk from our flat.  Amazing and will get it's own blog.

The main challenge is getting home from these places.  We can easily get a Tuk Tuk there but home is a different story and we had to wait quite a while in the hot sun before a taxi took pity on us (they are not keen on Lola in car).

Sebastain is Three!

I cannot quite believe it but Sebastian is 3, how time flies.  We had a rather quiet birthday as we do not know anyone here yet.  But as luck would have it some of our old friends from Phuket flew on Saturday afternoon and came straight over to celebrate.  We have not seen them n five years and it was amazing to see them again.  They were some of our first friends in Phuket, they lived on our road and we spent loads of time together our first year.  Sebastian was also super excited as they have an 8-year-old and Sebastian is really keen to make some new friends.

We had a lovely morning opening presents

We headed to Harbor Land a huge indoor soft play.  Video below

Had lunch at Broccoli Revolution, fantastic vegan restuarant.

And had pizza, Thai and cake with Rhiannon, Raphael, and Filippo.  A great day!

Chatuchak Plant Market

Much like every move I have ever made, you make a lot of mistakes at the beginning.  You buy things overpriced, in a rush, and in the months to come learn about your mistakes.  This time is no different, we have taken taxis confidently telling them where we wanted to go, and ended up on the other side of the city.  We have bought furniture only to see something much better in quality and value the next day.  And yesterday we bought plants from a vendor driving buy our house.  I was suspect of the price, even though it was half his original quote and when I googled it inside I saw that we had paid a huge premium.  We want to fill our patios with plants as we are a little nervous about the huge drop-down and trying to block Sebastian.  Last night I did my research and today we headed across the city to the Chatuchak Plant and Flower market.

This is a horrible video, but I am working on it!  Trying to do a bit of a video blog as well, but my learning is slow.

After a little rest from the morning, we walked around our neighbourhood exploring.  I just love it.  Sebastian is laughing at Tuk Tuk passing, he has had no wine!

The Commons, Dog Friendly Spot

Today we had a Lola day, the poor girl has not seen more than our street and it is not much.  What we have learned is Bangkok is not ideal for dogs, we are going to have to search quite a bit.  I have been searching blogs and websites to see some places.  This place has been mentioned loads.  I thought it would have something special for dogs but just a place with many restaurants and bars where dogs can go.  I did really like the place but we need more for Lola Cola.  Very different from Phuket where Lola went everywhere.

But Lola had fun and loved the Tuk Tuk rides there and back. I have not seen that smile for some time, which was great.

Exploring and Frankie

It continues to be a busy time, getting set up and settling into the 12-hour time difference.  This morning was the first morning that Sebastian slept till a decent 5:30am, we are getting there.  I love our neighbourhood, in about a half km radius we have about 5 Indian restaurants (2 pure vegetarian/vegan), two vegan burger houses, a vegan restaurant, tonnes of cafes, and a Mexican with a vegan menu.  What we do not seem to have is a Thai restaurant!

Luis buying shoes off the truck on our street.

Sebastian loving the tuk tuk

Finding play grounds

Sebastian entertaining Frankie and her friends. They came to drop off a bag but will stay with us for four days in August.  Lovely to have our first visitors.

Our swimming pool.  It is fabulous, with great views, and is clean and warm.  There is so much to explore, it will take us a year just to figure out what is in our basic vicinity.