I finally slept like a log and woke to a chorus of melodic birdsong…and John brushing his teeth. Our breakfast was beautifully presented with John’s rice sculpted into a dolphin shape and mine a flower. A truck showed up at 8am and we got into the back. After picking up a few others, our party consisted of a couple from Paris, three other people from Toronto, one from Montreal …
We rose early and had breakfast at our favourite breakfast place. Our hostess took our picture again. She says that that is how her boss keeps track of how many and what kind of customers they have. We took a cab to the airport at 7:00am, which gave us plenty of time to catch our 10:30am plane to Chiang Mai while travelling during rush hour. Flights within Thailand are …
At 6:30am John and I were sitting outside our hotel waiting for our tour bus. We didn’t sleep last night because we were still jet lagged and at about 3:00am some very drunk locals gathered just below our window and were laughing, screaming and some woman was braying like a horse. Note to self: next hotel I’ll request a room far away from the street. Our hotel otherwise is …
We’ve been taking a lot of cabs and Tuk Tuks here because it is so reasonable and also so hot (33 degrees today). Our first stop was the Wat Arun. Another awesome temple complex with lots of steep steps and porcelain detailing. I love all the mythical beasts that are scattered throughout the complexes…especially the Griffins and flying monkey demons. There continues to be more memorials to the Late …
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