Oran spotted me before I saw them. I
must have scanned a thousand faces waiting by the arrivals gate at
the airport before we connected; Colin pushing a luggage trolley with
Oran cheerfully riding on top while Sarah walked beside. They looked
very good after traveling for almost twenty four hours. We got a
taxi and went to our hotel and said goodnight.
We met at breakfast in the morning.
Oran, who loves fruit, was excited to have a whole plate full of
fresh fruit in front of him. The breakfast, a typical large resort
buffet, was good, with both Asian and western choices. After eating
we went to the MBK shopping center on the sky train, and after
shopping and drinking coffee Nonnie took Oran back to the hotel while
Sarah, Colin, and I we went for a foot massage. Sarah was very
doubtful at first as she had never had a foot massage, but sixty
minutes later she was addicted; so relaxing!
Yesterday morning after breakfast we
went by sky train to the Chao Praya river where we took a river taxi
boat to Wat Pho, one of the most famous spots in Bangkok, and
unfortunately for us one of the most crowded. It was very hot so
after seeing the huge reclining Buddha we took an air conditioned
taxi to the River City shopping complex, where we had a good lunch
with a great view of the river. On the way home in the free shuttle
boat the driver picked Oran up and put him in the driver's seat
beside himself and let Oran drive the boat. The Chao Praya is a big
bustling river and our little boat was all over it, but we made it
back fine and Oran couldn't stop talking about his driving
experience.
Today we went back to the river and
took a tour of the klongs – canals – in a long tail boat, a long
narrow boat with an inboard motor and a propeller on the end of a
long drive shaft that can be moved up or down – in or out of the
water. The ride was fairly smooth and we only got splashed with
water a few times. We saw lots of houses, new and old, a huge
variety of flowers and fruit trees, birds, and a big Monitor lizard
sunning himself on a concrete pier.
Tomorrow we check out and travel to
Sangklaburi, on the border with Burma.
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