11 February - Bangkok… and Ms Nancy Turley Rink Arrives

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Spent most of the day traveling to the port… then from the port to Bangkok… but it was all worth it…

Beautiful hotel, Waldorf Bangkok… lovely time.  Here are Nancy and I enjoying the first of many cocktails….



















And here are videos from the FABULOUS room



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  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM

    I thought the JW Marriott in Venice was neat because it has a float in boat dock. The Bancock bathroom tells the story for that hotel making the JW look like camping. Bill B.

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    1. LizFebruary 15, 2024 at 2:21 AM

      No kidding… right!!! Nancy and I are getting home and having the toilet installed in our houses…. May have to sell a kidney but it be ours !!!!

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