gina matranga: Mother Daughter Adventure Chronicles VII- The Final Stop: Bangkok or Bust!

Hard to believe, but the final chapter of Mom's Asian adventure's was upon us. We were to spend a few nights and days in Bangkok, and cram in as much culture, food, and as many sights as we could before her departure. I'd say that for about 3 days, we did a ton of stuff.

We stayed in this adorable hostel called 'Lub D' which means 'sleep well' (lub = sleep, dee = good). It was small, but brightly colored, very clean, and quite inviting. Mom was impressed with their designs and furniture. Style points!

For our first night's dinner we adventured on the BTS- the elevated train that runs throughout the city to get to our dinner destination this incredible Vietnamese restaurant called La Dalat. It was set at the end of a busy soi off Sukhumvit Road (a VERY busy road in Bangkok) and was set back from the soi in a beautiful, quiet garden. We were transported as soon as we stepped through the gates off the street. The entryway was guarded by two stone statues that were brought from Vietnam as were many treasures inside the restaurant. The actual restaurant had been moved from a different location to this one and was quite old. We were seated in the entrance on a sofa in front of large windows that viewed the garden. We were given some snacks and we ordered ourselves some fancy drinks. We knew this place was going to be the culinary treat we had read about.