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A drink on top of the world
... caught one of the many water taxis to visit our first temple, Wat Pho, which is where a huge golden, reclining buddha is. This place was absolutely beautiful, with some amazing gardens and stunning architecture. There were also many, many different golden buddhas sitting around the complex. We then took a small boat on a canal tour where we got to see many of the houses that are built next to/on the river. The river is pretty gross looking, but is teaming ...
Out and About in Bangkok
... little more than a shrub to squat behind in much of Vietnam and Laos, we were in awe of them this time around. Our last day in Bangkok was frustrating. We were 0 for 3. The Dusit Palce Park was closed even though several websites said it was open daily. The Thai puppetry show at the Aksora Theatre was only doing a mini-show in the restaurant. So we decided to schlepp back to our satay joint only to find it closed up as well. We ...
Velcome to Germany
... was a commotion behind us and I was relieved to see there were passengers even later than us. We were all quickly shuffled onto a shuttle bus that took us across the Tarmac in the early morning light only to find a long que of people still boarding the plane. Clearly we weren't that late. With everyone on board we took off and headed for Frankfurt. The flight was short after our last mission and we barely had time to eat our awesome ...
Tigers, waterfalls and a Tuk-tuk race.
... then talk it for a walk was a dream come true. The tigers are brought up around humans from really young so they are used to us being around. They live in this temple/park sort of place with Monks. Every morning the Monks exercise the tigers and ware them out, they feed them so their not hungry (and then don't want to eat us) then take them to this pen sort of thing. Thats when us visitors come to just stand in awe of them. I got walked round ...
Lessons Learned
... people are some of the best around. Truly kind, concerned, and happy. Many don't have anything, but keep smiling
- Finally, be patient and flexible at all times along the journey. It's so damn easy to get frustrated and annoyed - especially in an unknown place where most people don't understand your ways and language. Especially if you talk fast (*cough cough* Jake)