Mixing It Up

Today we decided to mix it up.  We had the morning off from therapies, and seeing as the mother was starting to develop a serious case of 'cabin fevah,' we went out!  A couple blocks down the street from us is a mall called the Emporium.  It's kind of fascinating that amidst the rather unglamorous chaos that is the streets of Bangkok, your taxi can pull in front of an unassuming cement building and inside you'll find what can only be described as South Coast Plaza on steroids.  The Emporium is six levels of everything from Cartier and Chanel to Louis Vuitton and Fendi.

The upper level is a food market and there was lots to look at...and even some old familiar choices, like Krispy Kreme and my beloved Starbucks (sadly there was no protein box).  The best, however, was a little restaurant that looked like something out of Moulin Rouge and whose sign proudly proclaimed 'Italian Food – Clothing – Foot Massage – Coffee and Desserts.'

Oh, and just in case you're wondering, they do have an accessible bathroom at the Emporium (sans toilet paper and soap, of course)...but I think that still counts as progress.