Here are some pictures of our Christmas and New Year's in Bangkok. For Christmas evening we attended the Christmas party at our hotel - it was poolside and very pleasant. They kept filling our glasses with some really nice red wine from Umbria, so it reminded us of Italy, except for the heat and humidity and absence of anyone speaking Italian.
For New Year's vacation we checked out (but did not stay) at some beer gardens at Central World plaza downtown. You see, Central World gets crazy for New Year's - it's where the 'ball' drops here, and that's a bit too much of a crush of people for us. Imagine Times Square at New Year's and you get the idea. But the beer gardens were nicely done - each one was sponsored by a different beer company, and each one had a Thai pop or rock band playing for their garden. Not knowing much about Thai pop or rock, it wasn't so much our scene as it was for all the younger folks there gathered to hear their favorite band. But it was still very cool, and we're glad we went.
So - we had a more low key New Year's, and enjoyed it. It's been a great 2008 for us - lots of change, but a good step forward. Hope 2008 treated you as well, and here's to an even better 2009! Happy New Year!
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