Thelma and Louise Take on the World: Drinks, Drag, and Dancing

Wednesday was a lame day at first. It rained on and off the entire day. We spent our time in the room, reading. surfing the web, and napping. However, that night was our big night out for the Simon Cabaret.

We left the resort a little early so that we could catch a dinner before the show. It was about an hour drive to Patong Beach, the home of the Simon Cabaret. We picked up our tickets and headed for bar/restaurant/party scene to see about some food and drinks before the show. We ended up at Bangkok Burger Company. It was delicious of course. The food here always is. When we finished, the rain had stopped so we could walk down the busy street. We ended up running into some ladyboys that took pictures with us. We eventually made our way to a taxi and back in time for our show.

We had long awaited the Simon Cabaret. I had found it mentioned in a guide book a couple months before and it sounded like a spectacular sight to see...and it was. The show is basically just a giant Las Vegas style drag show. The ladyboys as they are called are gay men and various stages of transgender individuals dressed in over the top women's performance costumes. It was an incredible sight to see. After the show, we posed as the British Royal Family with the performers. They went nuts over it! It was quite hilarious.

After the show, we went back to the party scene and hit a few places. We wound up at another drag show that was very spectacular because the performers looked incredible. The Thai physique lends itself well to drag performers because their bodies are so petite and feminine overall. It makes for a really great show.

We ended the night at just after 2AM and headed back to our hotel. It was a full night of drinks, drag, and dancing.