Bangkok Dentist

Ugh, today we have the dentist. We decided to do this after reading in our online research that the do a lot of international clients and our friend Robin just did this down in Costa Rica. How risky could it be?

We have our phone in taxi pick us up and take us to the dentist. Very interesting bit about maps, they aren't all to scale. We actually thought we would be able to walk from our condo to the office and were congratulating ourselves on such a convenient location selection. Alas, it is many miles away and described by our driver as "only Thai people over here"...

But, it is near the train station and we use this "opportunity" to give it a go for our way home. But that comes later!

The dentist takes a look and signs us each up for thousands of dollars of work. This is maddening, but we know it would be nearly $10k if done in the US. Between us we need 3 root canals and 5 caps, 8 fillings, 2 cleanings, x-rays and 3 veneers. We get the x-rays and cleanings done on this first visit and make an appointment for tomorrow (Saturday) for root canals and fillings. Bangkok isn't looking very fun today!

We stroll down the street, full of big big big massage parlors until we get to the Emerald Hotel where we sit for lunch. We think menu, but they have this huge buffet going on that looks just delicious. I convince Victor this is what we should do. Guess what...the same holds true with an Asian in buffet, they get old. We did find some tasty treats, but decide the discomfort one feels afterward in searching for the most delicious morsel is not worth it. We are too full.

We are also just a block or two from the train station and decide to give it a go. We tack on another success!