Christmas Day.

We may have been to bed late on Christmas Eve, but were not going to miss the opportunity to book into our nice hotel bang on midday, which is what we managed to achieve (after a cab ride with 73 year old Mr Lee, who did not stop talking for more than 10 seconds at a time).

Dream hotel (unfortunately named, as it really deserves better) was really brilliant... beautiful furnishings, great service, and fantastic blue lights in the room which made everything look surreal. We watched a DVD then headed out for Christmas dinner at the Sheraton's brand new brasserie, BarSu. Was great food, topped off with a bottle of crisp NZ Pinot Gris. Ahhhh.

We weren't done at that point, as we had plans to go up one of the tall buildings with a stunning view over Bangkok. Seriously, even if you have two days only in Bangkok, you should head to the State Tower, and go up to the Dome on the 64th floor. I'm sure it costs an arm and a leg to eat there, but for the peasants, they also have a beautiful bar. All of the walls are glass, so you can see for miles and miles, all across the city. Absolutely brilliant, and the perfect way to end a lovely Christmas day.