Today we are in Thailand! The flight went well, we met our next guide, and he drove us to our Hotel in Bangkok were we met Russ-- Kristina’s dad. It is now about noon and Kristina is scheduled to have a Thai Massage lesson in an hour.
Our guide drove Kristina, Peg, and I to the school, dropped Kris off and Peg and I were driven into town to see Thai fabrics! There was so much traffic because everyone was leaving town for the new year. We found a lot of amazing handmade crafts and other souvenirs. Peggy and I are pro’s at converting Baht by now! (1 USD = 33 Baht) Everyone seemed to be wearing bright yellow shirts. Our guide said that the King just celebrated his 61st year as King of Thailand. 
The yellow promoted longevity, and combined with pink represented good health for him, since he has apparently been having some heart problems. EVERYWHERE you look, from the city decorations to local’s apparel notated honor of the king. This guide deeply respected his King. He was born in Massachusetts, and has been ruling since he was 19 years old—the longest ever for a Thai King. Thai people are very superstitious.There were numerous extravagant palaces and beautifully embellished buildings everywhere. The four of us had our first real Thai food experience for dinner. The food was amazing! There were many foreign people in Bangkok, especially Russian. Although, not in this restaurant! 
We all got funny looks, smiles, and giggles from most locals. After dinner Russ, Kristina, & I got 2 HOUR Thai massages!! It was amazing. I didn’t get all beat up like I expected, I actually fell asleep during it!
Today we are in Thailand! The flight went well, we met our next guide, and he drove us to our Hotel in Bangkok were we met Russ-- Kristina’s dad. It is now about noon and Kristina is scheduled to have a Thai Massage lesson in an hour. 
5 comments:
wow! i want fried rice, they have the best! so jealous.
yes! pink, longevity. my favorite color, i like thai ppl already
Andy's so jealous you guys are there...he IS half thai you know
Looks good! Flied Lice yum yum! (-jk) Ya, the Thai really love their king... they went all out for his 60th birthday. Did you get a chance to buy some fabric so you can make a quilt or something when you get back??
Btw, it looks like a few of the pictures are coming out blurry. I know it's a pain, but just remember to adjust the ISO based on the amount of lighting you have. Keep increasing the ISO until you get to 1/80s or above and decrease it if you have lots of light (usually sunny outdoors.) The easiest way to do this is by keeping it in "P" mode and hitting the "ISO" button to adjust. "Auto" won't allow you to make this change.
Great pictures! I can't wait to see the rest!
Thanks for the information Aaron! I was really sad i didnt remember the 1/80 info, i was trying to remember so hard! I was having a bit of trouble with the ISO adjustments but i've got a hang of it. Some of these pictures werent taken with your camera btw :) haha
Mermaid!!! I love you and miss you! How are you doing!?
~เพะรืเห ดพนท ฟรสฟืก!
'Greetings from Thailand!'
It looks like you have been eating some feasts over there! You must have had a big smile on your face when seeing all those scarfs! Im kinda jealous of these massages you speak of!
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