Well even with a bit of jet lag, my friend Joe and I ventured out to see Bangkok. It was sweltering hot and all of the articles that I read about what a woman should wear were not quite accurate. Here I am, in my long pants, socks to cover my feet and a shirt that covers my arms and there were a couple of times I had to do a double take when I saw what some of the women were wearing. Hmmmm perhaps I didn't pack quite right.
We went to the King's Grand Palace
and on the way we saw huts on the side of the river that you would have thought were abandoned but is actually where many families live. It has always amazed me the extremes of opulence and abject poverty.
It reminds me that I am blessed with having the opportunity to even be here.
After walking all day, we went to a massage school to do our part in helping out the economy. Ok, ok it was for my aching body as well as being altruistic! I got a Thai massage for one hour and my body was so full of knots that it felt more like torture. The kicker was when the massage student, who barely spoke English, was able to ask me if it were my first massage. A little stressed perhaps?
We ended the evening by meeting a friend of Joe's for dinner at Cabbages and Condoms. It is run by a non-profit organization that has been instrumental in educating the Thai's about birth control. I have a picture of Tiger Woods made up entirely of condoms :).
Oh speaking of pictures, I wanted to share a few of today's adventure with you but realized that in my excitement to actually have the camera connector for my iPad, I didn't realize that I also needed the connector for my camera and stored it-UGH! So I will have to venture out tomorrow to see if I can buy one so you can have visuals.
Until tomorrow........
Well as post this I hope I finally set it up correctly.... Vicki, I think by the time I get this set up you may be home .... there's always SKYPE (HaHa!. I hope this works.
ReplyDeleteYIPEE SKIPPY .... I can see my posted comments. You're in trouble now! Last time I was in Thailand with like 1974/75. I'm sore after all these years polutions and "advancements" have taken it toll! I sad this earlier in my SKYPE message to you. Southeast Asia has 2 class of people poor and the OPULANT WEALTHY! DO not be overly shocked by it. Europe was that way when the pilgrims left to discover America.
ReplyDelete