Wow! Yesterday was another busy day..but every second was wonderful!
I had green tea, fruit and yogurt for breakfast. After breakfast I had a two hour language course and can now count to 10 in Thai. The language tutor is absolutely amazing! She use to teach for Peace Corp Thailand. If I were staying longer, I would definitely sign up for some additional language courses with her.
After our Language lesson, we headed out into the big city! We took a cab down to the pier to catch a boat taxi. Talk about having to jump on to a boat quickly!! The boat gave me my first "oh my goodness, I am in LOVE with Thailand" moment. From the canal, I could see all the buildings, temples and people. An even more incredible moment, was at the first stop when 5 Monks got onto the boat. They radiate good energy! They are so peaceful and simply beautiful. Woman are not allowed to touch monks, and should never be closer than an arms length from them without being asked as this could interfere with all their hard work to control their urges....It makes me want to laugh, but it's true and taken very seriously.
We continued down the canal for about 40 min and transferred to a boat that took us across the canal - just like the Shuttle train in NYC. we then went to the temple of Dawn. Absolutely gorgeous! The steps are incredibly steep and definitely had me a little nervous. The picture I attached was taken on the steps.
It was about 90 degrees and we were all exhausted after hopping a long boat taxis and climbing up temples, so we sat down and enjoyed fresh coconuts while people watching. After that, we hopped back on the boat taxi and headed to the air tram. We were on our way to Jim Thompson's house (a guy who has greatly influenced silk in Thailand) but ran short on time as Meghan and I were heading to Siam Niramit so by the time we got to Jim Thompsons house, we had to jump back on the train and take the exact 45 min journey backwards that we had just finished taking to get to the house. Megan and I knew that was going to happen, but we are going with the flow and staying relaxed just as the Thai people.
We made it to the show just in time. The show included dinner which was a huge Buffet of Thai food. Did I mention Thai Food is my favorite? There will be no weight loss on this trip, that is for sure! I finished off dinner with fresh coconut ice cream topped with corn tapioca. Delicious!
The show was incredible, but both Meghan and I were exhausted. The tour of public transportation was about 4 hours in length and we were still fighting Jet Lag. So here I am. Day 3. It's 4:30 pm Monday at home and 6:30 am here in Bangkok. I'm sitting out on the balcony under a covered area in the humidity, listening to the rain, drinking some tea.
Today I'm visiting a few of our volunteer placements and taking the afternoon off for some more exploring and another massage. This time, I'm going for the 2 hour massage for 10 dollars.
For those of you that don't know, Bangkok is one of the largest cities in the world. The population is 10 million. The Thai people also refer to Bangkok as Krung Thep which means "The City of Angels" (just like Los Angeles)
Until next update!
With Love,
Karasinthailand
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