just read the end of my last post where i said i would nap and finish the thailand story tomorrow...i did nap!
Okay a quick recap of the rest of thailand because alas i waited too long...check out the pics on facebook, says so much...Dinner at the hotel, yummy pizza, signed up for two tours to maximize the use of our time. The next day we got a van to ourselves and a tour guide drove us about 1 1/2 hours outside of bangkok, with stops to see coconut cutting, scraping, boiling, making along the way. We got on a long skinny motorized boat and took off down the canals, ending at the floating market. At the floating market I bought a sweet purple hat that doubles as a fan. Then we got on a paddled boat and checked out the market...I found the beer here boat that floated past and was super happy! (Shhhh, it was after noon SOMEWHERE). On the way home we stopped and took elephant rides...again the pics explain more. The driver sits on the elephant's neck and "steers" by using his feet and tickling behind the elephant's ear. Natalie and I were on a carriage thing on the elephant's back. So fun.
When we got back to the hotel, Bridget and Holly took off for McDonalds. Natalie and I went into a little hole in the wall restaurant. The kind woman standing above much broth and various types of balls of meat didn't really speak english so after trying to discern what is on the unpublished menu we just sat in chairs and waited. A bowl of noodles with awesome yummy meat balls showed up...the one meat ball was some sort of shrimp and cinnamon. It ruled. And it was 30 baht, less than a buck. The next day we saw a bunch of temples that really were mindblowing but again I am not a describer of visual beauty so check out the pics. Oh there was a ferry and two massages...the thai massage reminded me of a book I have with the title "Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do it".
Okay it was maybe three weeks later but I did in fact talk about the rest of Thailand!
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