Final Day in Thailand

Trip Start Dec 26, 2008

Trip End Jan 16, 2009

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Flag of Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Today is our final day in Chiang Mai, as later this afternoon we will fly into Bangkok, Thailand to overnight before our international flight back to Alaska. We are all enjoying our final few hours in different ways. One group decided to enjoy a Thai spa treatment, so they were up early to catch the shuttle, and then later enjoyed a yummy lunch at Duke's Restaurant (which serves large portions of western-style food). The other group enjoyed a visit with old friends, and a yummy Israli lunch at the New Jerusalem Restaurant. The Petersen family made their way across town to hit a few golf-balls at the local driving range.

All too soon, it was time to group in the hotel lobby with all of our bags, and check-out. Our eighteen bags and group of eleven people were distributed between a shuttle-van and two trucks for transportation to the airport. Our flight was delayed for about 1-1/2 hours, which gave us a little time to visit with Marv & Dorothy

Marv & Dorothy

. Then we made our way through the security check, and were on our way to our Bangkok hotel.

Our Bangkok hotel, the Novatel Suvanaphum, is located right next to the airport, and is quite a treat! It is incredibly beautiful and lavish. We checked-into our spacious rooms, and then joined Terry & Jocelyn in theirs for a debriefing meeting. Then we were off to enjoy the hotel. We started with a swim in the outdoor pool, and then later enjoyed a scrumpious dinner accompanied by piano. We also celebrated Kameron's 8th birthday (officially tomorrow) with a cake from the chef and a gift a a Taw Kraw ball. Then we were all off to enjoy the huge, comfortable beds before our long flight tomorrow.