In an effort to continue exploring Bangkok and taking advantage of our time abroad we decided to check out the Jim Thompson House and Museum a few weekends ago.  I found it in one of the travel books we have for Bangkok we have and hoped it would be fairly toddler friendly.  It’s probably worth nothing Jim Thompson House is #7 on the TripAdvisors list of ‘Things To Do’ in Bangkok.

Side note – why is the BTS Skytrain #2 on TripAdvisor?  I mean sure it’s a convenient way to get around, but I wouldn’t recommend visitors go on the BTS just for the sake of going on the BTS.  Okay … stepping off soap box.

Visiting the Jim Thompson House in Bangkok Thailand  | Life's Tidbits

The guided tour provided a lot of details about Jim Thompson who was an American and moved to Thailand after WW2.  He was known not only for his silk business, but his antique collection.  Touring his house, seeing the antiques he collected and learning more about Thai culture was really interesting and definitely worth the trip.  It was kind of kid friendly, but the hubby missed out on part of the house tour because Jellybean wanted to see the fish.  Mor’ fish, mor’ fish she shrieked. :)

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After the tour and snapping some photos we made our way to the restaurant.  There was a beautiful koi fish pound next to where we ate.

Koi Fish Pond at Jim Thompson House | Life's Tidbits

The hubby and I celebrated the successful sightseeing trip with a beer.  It came with phet (Thai for spicy) peanuts.  The perfect little snack to compliment a nice cold beer!

Beer and Spicy Peanuts at Jim Thompson House & Museum Restaurant | Bangkok, Thailand | Life's Tidbits

Food at Jim Thompson House & Museum Restaurant | Bangkok, Thailand | Life's Tidbits

Seriously delicious coconut ice cream.
Coconut Ice cream at Jim Thompson House & Museum | Bangkok, Thailand | Life's Tidbits

A few Tidbits for Visiting the Jim Thompson House and Museum:

  • It is located within walking distance of the National Stadium BTS station.  DO NOT let a Tuk Tuk convince you a ride is required as you leave the skytrain.
  • Admission is 150 BHT per person (bring cash)
  • As part of the admission fee guided informational tours are provided (in multiple languages) and last about 30 minutes.

For more information visit the Jim Thompson House website.

Have you been to the Jim Thompson House?  If you have any recommendations on where we should visit, eat, etc?? I am open to hearing any and all suggestions (even if it’s outside of Bangkok … we do plan to do some traveling around Thailand)!!

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A couple weekends ago when we went to the Cherry Blossom Festival we made a quick pit stop at the Sculpture Garden.  I quickly spanned a couple photos of the metal tree.  The picture below that is just a small piece of the tree grabbed my attention as I was editing the photos: blue sky, puffy white clouds and a little bit of art/culture thrown in.

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Last weekend the husband and I headed down to the  Cherry Blossom Festival.  Although we had a great time walking around, the cherry blossoms were making a pretty poor showing.  I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised given a week before it was snowing here in DC!!  I found a couple cherry blossoms that had bloomed near the Washington Monument.

The flower looks so pretty on the branch all on it’s lonesome!  I can’t wait for the rest of the blossoms to flower.  Guess when it happens we will just have to make another trip downtown. =)

Happy Friday and have a fabulous weekend!!

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