Bludeck Hybrid Sports-Social Club

A couple weeks ago I saw a huge billboard for an Italian restaurant called Bacco near our new place. I was so excited to see some Western culture in the nether-regions of Eastern Bangkok that I took Nuch there for dinner that very evening.

It turns out that Bacco is part of a fitness center called "bludeck", but as you can see from their logo below, "bludeck" is more than just a gym - it's a "Hybrid Sports-Social Club".

Whatever that means - we joined the next day.

Here are some pictures from their website.

After you work out, you can have a fat Italian dinner at Bacco's next to the pool.

Here's the gym

Bacco's again. Nuch and I have probably spent as much time there as we have working out. The guy on the left is Sergio, the executive chef.

Here's the social part. During the day, they have a DJ by the pool playing mixes. In the evening, apparently, they have regular parties that you can attend.

This was the opening night party with a handful of local celebrities.

This was held before Nuch and I joined, so we weren't invited. (not that we would have been...)

This is kinda cool - the guy below is Paradorn, the former world #9 tennis player. He had a few great runs in some majors, but has since retired due to a series of injuries. He now spends his time running tennis camps at bludeck...

and being married to Miss Universe 2005