"One night in Bangkok..."

NYE in Bangkok...but first things first...

The day started out beautifully, we had a look in a big shopping mall and then we headed for Lumpini Park, its a big park situated more or less in the center of the city, a place where the thai people go to get a rest from the buzz of the big city. While sitting by the water on a small stone bench we saw lots of birds and all of a sudden 3 turtles came swimming, only their little heads popping up now and then. We were smiling at these cute creatures but the surprises were not over yet, all of a sudden the pigeons close to us flew a way in a hurry and as I turned to look why I saw a dragon, not more then 3-4 meters from us. Photos will come soon.
We got to see one more, as a larger one soon came swimming, sure didn't expect this!

After a long day and A LOT of walking we went back to our hotel for a nap to gather energy for the evening that we planned to spend at Asianique, a huge shopping/entertainment area a 15 minute boat ride from our hotel.

People, a lot of people...we spent the evening eating great food and watching beautiful fireworks, having a great time.
It seems we have managed to pick the right spots since we rarely see any other tourists and this evening was not an exemption, smiling thai faces were everywhere!
 Happy new year!