Day 1- Bangkok

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We safely arrived in Bangkok after a total air time of 21 hours, quite a whirlwind of a day, but very exciting at the same time. Spent the night after arriving around midnight Thai time (11 hour difference from home), then the next day explored the sights of Bangkok, such as beautiful temples, Tuk-Tuk rides (small 3-wheeled open vehicle) around the crazy, busy, noisy city where they don't take no for an answer (yes, we learned, but this is all a learning experience, right?), long tail boat rides on the river, river water market, jewelry stores (yes, bought our wedding rings!! "good price for you!!"), took overnight train ride to Nong khai, in northern Thailand for orientation. Now in Nong khai Friday-Sunday. Meeting lots of wonderful, nice, gentle, kind people. Learning Thai language, culture, enjoying Thai food, and many smiles in the land of smiles. Staying with various people from all of the world here in the orientation house, 2 from Australia, 1 from Sweden, 1 from France, and other Thais, which have been fun and enjoyable to be around.

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Photos

Long tail boat tour
Stupid American tourists, pay too much money because "good price for you!!"

Tuk-tuk
Rob and our friendly Tuk-tuk driver

Marble temple
Enjoying the beautiful and peaceful temple

New Year Celebration
Little to our knowledge, we were touring Bangkok on their New Year and were able to capture some of the festivities, including this dance in front of a temple.

Monks in the park
Monks are highly respected by Thai society here. They live by 275 rules, while the modern Thai lives by 5 rules.

Comments

[Vasy]

Beutiful
Hey, This site is fantastic. The adventure of Traveling I love the journey. Looking foward to reading all about it. VASY

[KP1958]

Yes, we live by 5 rules, almost all of them constantly broken! Have joy!

[Victoria]

HI
Hi Me, and my two friends are going to volunteer with open mind projects in january. We are going to Krabi ( Ao nang) Please continue to write about your experience! Best Wishes Victoria