We found a spa within walking distance from our villa called Chada Sai. The 3 girls opted for 10am massage and nail appointments anticipating that we'd be done around noon. Jamie and Dave checked out of the villa and into the Dusit Thani so we didn't see them again until wedding festivities began. Matt & K just chilled in the villa to swim, check email and watch TV.
When we got to the spa, we were greeted by chilled tea and very soothing scents. I got a pedicure/manicure first (with "scratch") then had a 1-hour coconut and Thai herb/black sesame scrub. T&M got an intense 1-hour Thai massage and then a pedicure with scratch. There are no words to describe that thai massage experience. You just have to see T and M gyrate to demonstrate. They put on pajama-looking hammer pants and laid in beds next to each other while these tiny but strong thai women mounted them from behind to achieve maximum stretch. It was also raining during some of our treatment, so that added some calming noises to the madness.
Anyway, by the time we were done, it was already 1pm! Were we really there for 3 hours?! We could have stayed all day. I asked my masseuse where we could get lunch and she recommended a Mexican place across the street... Seriously?! It was called Gitano's and it was a Mexican-Thai restaurant. We were skeptical but it was POURING and we had to eat. We also didn't have much time to eat, get ready and get to Dusit Thani for the 3:30 shuttle. I sent K an iMessage that we were getting lunch and he said "I'll be there in 10!" The menu was great, it was just as described but good lunch portions, prices and selection! T had a watermelon ginger juice and I had a Thai iced tea. M got a coca cola of course.
K met us right as we were about to order food. He got a fried chicken curry, I got a crab curry with brown rice vermicelli, T had a pineapple fried rice and M got some spicy glass noodles. We shared some stir fried morning glory on the side. Everything was less than $5 a plate!
We rushed back to get ready for V's big day! We probably only had a half hour but we made it!!!
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