Keats and I have made it to Bangkok. After an extremely long 20 hours of travel time we successfully made it to Thailand. Bangkok is a really crazy city. It has enormous highways and tons of people. It is extremely polluted and many of the tuk-tuk drivers wear masks to protect them from it. It is also extremely hot, it feels like it is the hottest day in the summer of North Carolina pretty much all the time. I think this is something we will slowly get used to. I have already gotten in the habit of taking at least 2 showers a day, sometimes 3. It is pretty much the best way to stay somewhat cool here.
Yesterday we went to a mall to pick up some minutes for our cell phone. The mall was by far the most impressive one that I have ever been in. It had a Ferarri dealership inside of it and all kinds of exotic things to buy.
Today we went to the Grand Palace in Bangkok which was really a trip to go to. It was so oppulent and ornate and bejeweled that it seemed fake. The only places I have ever seen anything like it are in China Towns and Vegas. The statues were enormous and amazingly detailed. We saw the Emerald Buddha which is a sight that to me was on par with the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. When you went in the Temple you had to take your shoes off and if you showed the bottom of your feet to the Buddha a guard would come and make you stop. The respect that the Thai people were showing to this temple was really something to experience. The temple was probably my favorite experience so far in Thailand and I hope to see a few more before I leave here. I'm sorry if this blog post was a little boring and dry but it was my first time so I'm hoping you all will give me another shot at greatness. We have posted some pictures of our time here if you want to see a few of the things that we have been doing and seeing. We'll try to post something more soon.
Pat and Keats
Photographs:
1.Pat & Keats at SFO Airport.
2. A map of Thailand with pushpins marking the locations of teachers from our program. The lone green pushpin at the very bottom is where Pat and I will be.
3. The last three photographs are from the Grand Temple field trip.
3 comments:
What's up guys. Just checked my AOL and saw you guys had a blog. Glad you made it there safe. Have fun, and I look forward to hearing more from you guys.
wow you guys will really be out there! it looks like you're having lots of fun though, keats it looks like you have some great pictures already! i should probably send you an email with all my questions rather than write a really long comment haha, but i'm glad you are there and happy and i'll email to you soon!
Wow I can't believe I am actually blogging right now, haha only for you guys. Well it looks as though your in for an adventure of a life time. Glad you guys got there safe. I'm looking forward to hearing more soon.
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