Family Reunion
Sunday, December 14, 2025
We got up and headed downstairs for breakfast. It was not nearly as good as it had been in Koh Samui. In a way, I was thankful for that — I wouldn’t be tempted to overeat.
Breakfast itself was pretty entertaining. There were a lot of businesspeople from China. I noticed that if they ran out of room on the table, they would place their dirty dishes on the bench or chairs beside them.
It always amazes me how what’s considered normal in one country can seem strange somewhere else.
We spent some time hanging out at the hotel and then headed back over to Emsphere to meet Sophon’s family for lunch at the Vietnamese restaurant. It was nice seeing all of them again.
After lunch, we went downstairs to the Christmas village for dessert.
Afterwards, we took the Skytrain to the new Skypark, which overlooks Lumphini Park — one of my favorite parks in Bangkok. I wasn’t particularly impressed. It felt like another place designed mainly for Instagram photos.
Family Reunion
Unfortunately, people weren’t just taking a quick picture and moving on. They were staging full photo shoots with different angles and poses, making sure they got the “perfect” shot.
Next stop was the Nintendo Store near Central. This was another miss.
We love the Nintendo store in New York City, and every time we visit we buy Sophon a couple of T-shirts. This one had plenty of consoles and games, but no T-shirts.
While riding the Skytrain, I noticed that the stop next to us is Nana. The way it’s announced cracks me up. It’s a breathy female voice that says, “Next stop…” (pause) “…Naaaa-Naaaa.”
Every time we passed through the station I couldn’t help laughing. Is it the way it’s said, the Rihanna song that comes to mind, or the Spanish word for grandma? Who knows, but I kept joking with Sophon about “Na-Naaaa….”
That night, we had dinner downstairs at the Mesh Bar before turning in for the night. It was pretty good.
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