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Here are some highlights of what I've done so far.

Dine out at some amazing indoor and riverside restaurants: Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese with absolutely amazing food.

Jatujak market : 15,000 stalls with authentic items from all over Thailand. World famous outdoor market. One can find anything and everything at this market from handmade mulberry paper, coconut bowls, Thai silk, Buddha images, to live cobras and fighting roosters. This was my first solo adventure getting about Bangkok by taxi.

Wat Phra Kaew and The Grand Palace: The wat is a sacred place to Buddhists. This Wat houses the sacred Emerald Buddha built sometime in the 15th century. The Grand Palace has over 200 buildings and structure of the most stunning beauty. The Palace is used only by the King for royal ceremonies.

Jim Thompson House - magnificent Thai style home made of teak with stunning tropical gardens and an amazing collection of antique Buddha images. Jim Thompson was a silk entrepreneur responsible for the popularity of Thai silk---the best silk in the world.

Thai massage. I haven't had the full body massage yet, but I've had two 2 hour long reflexology treatments that included work on the neck, arm, and head. Luxurious! I sat in a leather recliner, drank hot herbal tea, while given an aromatherapy foot treatment all for $6 US dollars. The last one I had was the best. The man who did it had strong hands and really worked my feet over in a deliciously, brutal way! He put so much positive energy into his work that it had a profound effect on me especially when he did some kind of energy work around my third eye and head charka. I must have looked like I needed it! Surprisingly, the area he touched in the center of my forehead was very sore. When he was finished, I was left in a profoundly altered state. Very yum.

Phra Pathom Chedi. Tallest Buddhist monument in the world. Ancient orange-glazed dome erected in 6th century. There is a 2,000 year old Buddha image carved from white stone by a Greek carver who created only four such images in the world.