Up in the club

If you know me at all - or if you don't and were to take a wild guess - you know that I'm not exactly the rager that wears stilettos to nightclubs, goes to raves, or dances well to the beat of a strobe light on a regular basis.

Don't get me wrong, there are still many times that I like to think I'm a great dancer and can hang with the cool cats (that is what they're calling them these days, right?).

So, when in Bangkok, do what Bangkok is known for.  Well, not exactly - don't get too excited, I won't be heading to or blogging about any seedy parts of town - but I do know that I need to see some club scene.

The sombrero and shot roulette that 5 minutes ago were
decorations on the wall

The UNC crew and I decided to make a night of it.  It all started at a Mexican restaurant.... I swear, you can find anything you want in this city - even Mexican food.  It just happened that it was 1/2 off margarita night!  Somehow, part of the wall decorations ended up on our table and subsequently part of a photo shoot.  Those sombreros likely haven't seen action in years - so we decided to put them to good use.

After the Mexican place, we found a bar that looked like a little tree house.  Except that it wasn't up in a tree, and it was just kind of on the side of a little street.  Regardless, Charlie's Bar was a great find.  We actually met another American there!  Even though I know I just said that you can find anything you want in this city - Americans are actually one thing that are hard to find!  My ears perk now up anytime I hear an American 'accent.'

We learned the peace sign makes pictures "more cute" - according
to our cooking instructor in Chiang Mai

After a quick drink at Charlie's Bar, we headed to the main road.  Speaking of Americans, we quickly found a old van-turned-pop-up-bar painted very patriotically (basically just an old van that sells drinks out the back).  Obviously a photo op.

Turning left at the American pride bus bar, we headed down the street toward "da clubs."  Not even two blocks down, we bumped into the Kellogg students!  They recommended heading to a club that was actually on the rooftop of their hotel - called Levels.

An elevator on the exterior of the hotel takes you directly to the rooftop.  The doors open, and you're met with neon lights, very swanky and modern looking chandeliers  highly manicured plants/bushes in the shape of spheres, and rockin' music.  However, the place was empty.  We clearly were not running with the "cool cats" this night, because the place was practically empty.  Still need to figure out which clubs and bars  Bangkok's finest head to.

However, crowds of people or no crowds of people, once the music hits you.... you gotta bust out some dance moves.  So, that's exactly what we did. Thinking back.... there may have been people at the bar when we first got there... we may just have scared them away....

The American Pride van bar (drinks were sold out the back) easily won me over

Matt and Kristina...

... Kristina and Marsh