Bangkok Reflected
Somehow I didn't realise I got mentioned on Gridskipper when I blogged about my trip to Bangkok circa December 2005. That little surprise came as I researched for my recently concluded second trip there and bumped into a strangely familiar photo. Last time out, I didn't really know where to eat so I went and did my homework this time, and managed to sneak in some nice places into my intinerary, largely thanks to Bangkok Recorder.
Having thoroughly enjoyed my previous trip, I stayed once again at the Reflections Hotel. This time round, we stayed in two rooms with totally different flavors, 410 and 205. The former has white washed walls adorned with large illustrations whilst the latter, a tribute to Botero of sorts in a pastiche of religious iconography, with a Buddha lamp and Christ pillows. For me, Reflections just perfectly sums up what modern day Bangkok is all about. Its this big burst of deep and saturated color that is at once cute, funny and unabashedly cool. There's plenty of appropiation in terms of design but its applied in a way that is totally Thai.
Reflections Room 410. Yea those are my legs right there.
There's a few pretty drawings on the walls and there's a sorta sliding door system that doesn't really work but who cares.
That's the exterior of the Reflections Restaurant. Jellyfish lights remind me of Steve Irwin, who was also seen in an ad for Australian made goods in Siam Paragon. RIP Steve.
And that's the Buddha lamp I was talking about. Notice the flower motifs? They use that everywhere.
