September 2

8 am wake up call! We hurried to get out of our hotel by 9 am, to meet our cooking instructor. We had signed up for a day at Silom Thai Cooking School. It was so fun! Syd and I were the only students. First, we went to a market to buy all the ingredients. Then we came back and washd all the produce we had bought. It was a very hands on experience. First, we made Hot and Sour Prawn Soup. Then we sat on the floor- Thai style- to make the rest of our 4 dishes- except for when we would stand at the stove and cook in the wok. After each dish, we got to taste our yummy creation. I'm so glad to know how to make Pad Thai and Green Curry and sticky rice now! After cooking school we started walking down the street and stumbled upon a 250 Baht ($7) facial, so we stopped in for one. From there we walked to the Four Seasons, where Syd found a store she loved called Jim Thompson, he introduced Thai silk with patterns to Thailand. We also stumbled upon the coolest couture-tailor that can make any design dress based on pictures in less than a week with your exact measurements (Can I come get my wedding dress made here, please?)
But back to Jim Thompson, so we needed to go to a bigger store that is in a mall- supposedly, the biggest mall in southeast Asia and probably the tenth mall in a 2 mile radius we've seen. We went in it and one across the street and spent some time wishing all the beautiful clothes, purses, shoes, and other wonderful accessories were ours. I can't put into words the over-the-top amount of shopping here. Today was the first time I really actually wanted to buy some of the stuff, though. Then we did the whole MBK internet routine and came back to the hotel.