Well, we arrived safely in Thailand after a long, but surprisingly easy journey. In fact, I think we slept for almost 10 hours of our 13 hour flight to Taipei and the 4 hour flight to Bangkok was a breeze. So far we spent a day exploring Bangkok and visiting the famous Wat Phra Kaew that houses the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Palace. It was incredibly spiritual and a great introduction to Thai Wats (temples). The highlight of the day was taking a tuk tuk (motorized rickshaw) to the Wat. We negotiated a price of only 20 baht ( about 70 cents) if we stopped by a tourist agency and let them try to talk us into a package deal. We had to spend about 10 minutes chatting with a tour guide, but in the end we bought nothing and got a cheap fair to our destination. Our tuk tuk driver seemed a bit dismayed since he did not get a commission, but we kept our end of the bargain so we felt okay about it.
We are now in Pitsanulok (half way to Chiang Mai). We visited the Sukahothai Old City ruins yesterday. Sukahothai is the former capital of Siam and the 800 year-old ruins were amazing. We rented bikes for the day which was a great way to see the sites. This afternoon we are headed to Chiang Mai for 5 days or so and then on to the beach. We hope to post pictures after our trek in Chiang Mai.
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Sounds great--can't wait to see you both next month!
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