Day 4.
We've been here a few times now. It's always worth it because it's just the most chic place in Bangkok, featuring charm, beauty, finesse, local flavour and mystery (where/how did he disappear in 1967).
Jim Thompson arrived in Thailand during the war and fell in love with the people, the culture and the crafts. He made lots of money selling Thai silks back in New York, but instead of returning home decided to make a home for himself here by literally building a home -from combining old Thai teak houses. The result is beautiful.
Sadly his shop now seems to have turned almost exclusively towards the tastes reserved for mainland Chinese tourists. We didn't buy anything this time.
Now we're off to get the train to Trang.
