First dinner last night at Rossini's in Bangkok, which was, again fabulous.  First drinks in The Library. The canapés were prepared by: Then, Rossini's, beginning with Penfolds Chardonnay and Shiraz. There is a cheese and fruit bar. The risotto from the parmesan bowl topped with truffles was extraordinary.  Also, I ordered a Miyazaki wagyu beef dinner, which was even better.  Goodnight view of Bangkok. The Mercedes limousine pickup was nice, then on to the Emirates Lounge. Skytrax announced its 2022 list of best First Class Airlines: #1 Singapore Airlines* #2 Emirates* #3 Swiss International* #4 Air France #5 ANA* #6 Lufthansa* #7 Japan Airlines #8 Qatar #9 British Airways #10 Korean Air Not only is United Airlines missing, but it did even get into the top 20.  Those with the asterisk are in Star Alliance.  In the second list, Etihad Airways, Thai and Asiana can be asterisked.  However, United and many American airlines are on  Elite Traveler 's list.  T he Luxury Travel

First full day in Bangkok.  Our view shows the Westin across the street, and adjacent to the left a Four Points Sheraton. Recovery day.  We decided to do nothing much.  The Sheraton Grand Sukhamvit is nicely located at it's own BTS Skytrain station, and adjacent to a major shopping mall, Terminal 21.  There are four of these in the country.  This was the first, and on 10 floors has 600 shops, a Cineplex, gourmet market and 42-story Grande Centre Point hotel and residence.  Note in comparison that the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu has only 350 shops, and the tallest building in the state, which is the First Hawaiian tower, has 30 floors. So all we did today was walk to that mall and looked around.  I bought nothing, and took photos of strange fruits and dishes.  Even Chinatown in Honolulu doesn't have this kind of variety. I will report on my pedometer readings on this trip.  Shopping mall visit?  Around 4000 steps.  Then at 6PM went to The Library, which serves as an ex